CHANGE MANAGEMENT MID TERM NOTES CHAPTER 1- Patterns of change and their implications for change management Theories Relating to Patterns of Change: 1. Gradualist Paradigm o Posits that an organization changes and develops through a continuous process of incremental adjustment (ideal) • Accumulate over time to ensure that the organization is always aligns with its external environment 2. Punctuated Equilibrium o Most organizations experience change as a discontinuous process often referred
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Nature of Change “Organisations are never static‚ something about them is always changing.” 1. Change is endemic and continuous 2. It doesn’t occur in a vacuum it always effects someone or something 3. Change can be evolutionary or revolutionary 4. It is a critical aspect of effective management 5. The pace of change is increasing Stability is no longer a central management goal The Nature Of Organisational Change 1. There is no ‘one best way’ to change 2. Change is context-specific
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Organizational Change THE TECHTRON COMPUTERS "WANT TO SURVIVE‚ GO PUBLIC‚ AND THEN WHAT?" CASE Investors (venture capitalists) knew the potential was good for Techtron Computers to challenge the dominant players in the high-speed computing market. They also knew the types of computers Techtron hoped to bring to market were a long shot for success even with their significant financial investment. The four founders of Techtron all had come from large international corporations known for their high-speed
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the background to organisational strategic change discuss models of strategic change There are a number strategic change models – such as the evolutionary model and‚ currently popular‚ the sustainability maturity model – you will need to briefly describe the main‚ established models‚ and their most common uses Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Unit 3: Strategic Change Management evaluate the relevance of models of strategic change to organisations in the current economy
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The article The Rhythm of Change mentions that "change has to be managed with a profound appreciation of stability." Is this statement contradictory? My first thought was if something changes it is not stable. But even though this might be true‚ the rhythm of change is stable. The article states that there are three categories of change that make up "The Change Triangle"‚ dramatic‚ systematic‚ and organic change. Dramatic change is something that happens in emergency situations or in a crisis
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Case Study: Change at Dupont Abstract Plant Manager‚ Tom Harris greeted everyone by name when he walked through the plant and as far as one could tell‚ it seemed to be business as usual at DuPont. Most recently‚ Orion‚ a DuPont manufacturing operation had been closed‚ the equipment dismantled and sent to China‚ but there were no particular concerns regarding this change. When Tom contacted the University of Virginia‚ he was not looking to solve any particular problem; rather he sought to gather
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market continue to intensify‚ change is arguably the only element that ensures organisation survival. Nadler and Tushman (1986) supported the view that organisations must accept change as the corporate way of life to remain competitive. Albeit the notion “change or else perish” sounded relatively simple‚ it can be difficult to execute to perfection given that change comes in many shapes and forms. Meyerson (2001) stipulated that there is no one right way to manage change and what work for one individual
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a Discuss how organizations have evolved to manage change. Support your answer with organizational theories and drivers of change. Also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Bureaucratic Organization. (2.1.a) Every organisation needs changes and improvements to sustain in competition of the market. According to Cummings and Worley‚ organisation development can be defined as " It is a planned process of change in an organisation ’s culture through the utilization of behavioural
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first factor to be assessed in a change process is to determine whether or not a particular status quo is in need of change. If the answer is yes‚ then the agent needs to identify the nature and relative strength of the driving and restraining forces operating in the force field. From the analysis‚ a determination is made of which one or several restraining forces is to be altered in order for the desired change to occur (Lewin‚ 1951). In my organization‚ the change that management could undertake
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managers can be catalysts for change or by definition change agents "People who act as catalysts and manage the change process." (Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg and Coulter‚ 2000‚ p.438) Wether performing the role of the change agent or not‚ change is an integral part of a manager’s job. Change is "An alteration in people‚ structure or technology." (Robbins et al.‚ 2000‚ p.437) Change occurs within and around organisations today at an unprecedented speed and complexity. Change poses threats and creates
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