Impact of Change on People
IT Management | Change Management | | The Impact of Change on People | | Shabnam Shakiliyeva | 4/20/2012 | |
Content
Introduction ...........................................................................................3 1. The impact of change on people...................................................3 2. Transition Leadership...................................................................4 3. How To Manage People Through Change...................................5
Conclusion .............................................................................................6
References ..............................................................................................7
Introduction
In today’s deregulating and increasingly competitive business environment, organizational change is becoming inevitable. Today’s successful organizations are experiencing transitions in the areas of technology, process reengineering, mergers, and organizational restructuring in order to remain competitive. However, although these areas impact employees at all levels of the company, senior management often overlook this fact. Therefore, it is imperative that company management understands the impact of organizational change on employees and manages these effects accordingly. By doing so, organizational leaders minimize the negative impact change has on productivity and performance.
The impact of change on people
Beckhard and Harris (1987) define the period of time between the identification of the need for change and the achievement of a desired future state as the 'transition state’. There will come a point when the organization continues to rely on the old system while the new one is being developed, installed and debugged. During this period, people affected by the change will have to keep the old system going while learning how to work with the new system and develop the work roles and relationships that will have to be in place
Content
Introduction ...........................................................................................3 1. The impact of change on people...................................................3 2. Transition Leadership...................................................................4 3. How To Manage People Through Change...................................5
Conclusion .............................................................................................6
References ..............................................................................................7
Introduction
In today’s deregulating and increasingly competitive business environment, organizational change is becoming inevitable. Today’s successful organizations are experiencing transitions in the areas of technology, process reengineering, mergers, and organizational restructuring in order to remain competitive. However, although these areas impact employees at all levels of the company, senior management often overlook this fact. Therefore, it is imperative that company management understands the impact of organizational change on employees and manages these effects accordingly. By doing so, organizational leaders minimize the negative impact change has on productivity and performance.
The impact of change on people
Beckhard and Harris (1987) define the period of time between the identification of the need for change and the achievement of a desired future state as the 'transition state’. There will come a point when the organization continues to rely on the old system while the new one is being developed, installed and debugged. During this period, people affected by the change will have to keep the old system going while learning how to work with the new system and develop the work roles and relationships that will have to be in place
References: 1. Beckhard, R. and Harris, R.T. (1987) Organizational Transitions; Managing Complex Orange, Reading, MA: Addison Wesley. 2. The Theory and Practice of Change Management_3rd edition by John Hayes. 3. “Managing Transitions” by William Bridges. 4. http://www.batimes.com/articles/managing-change-the-leadership-challenge.html 5. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_56.htm 6. http://www.gisdevelopment.net/proceedings/gita/2001/pmd/pmd002a.asp. 7. http://helpcenter.stanford.edu/resources/leader_change.html.