1.0 INTRODUCTION Change they say is the only constant thing. It is however a big wonder why many people still resist change even in large institutions. Resistance to change has therefore had a negative connotation because it portrays people avoiding the inevitable and not wanting to improve or face challenges. The essence of this paper is to peel the outward negative layer of resistance to change and dig deeper to reveal how it can be managed and transformed into a positive thing which may avail
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Assignment Task Outline and analyze the challenges facing Mellon Investor Services in their organizational redesign and assess how well the company have dealt with those challenges in how they are approaching and managing the change. Delong‚ T. and Vijayaraghavan‚ V. (2002) Mellon Investor Services (ECCH case reference 9-402-036‚ Harvard Business School) Introduction Mellon Investor Services (“MIS”) is an investment management and investment services company‚ focused to help clients
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References: Korter and Schlesinger six approaches to overcome resistance is retrieved from Dealing with resistance to change‚ Six change approaches by Kotter and Schlesinger‚ 1979 http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_kotter_change_approaches.html
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more radical change to bring Oticon to a sustained competitive edge. It took 15 months to prepare all the parties involved to accept the change to work in a “structureless” organization. He also successfully used the Participation tactic (Kotter and Schlesinger 1979) to overcome the potential reluctance in the company. As the company was seen as being composed by responsible adults it made sense to get the support from the staff and be open with them. Other tools like education and continuous communication
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This assignment will analytically assess the statement “Leadership is the most important factor in Managing Change”. Firstly it will look at defining leadership‚ and will make a comparison of leadership versus management. It will discuss the importance of leadership and its role in managing change. The essay will consider the strength and weaknesses of the current theories and models exploring the leadership impact on change within organisations. The essay will also consider the key principles to
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Carnall‚ Colin (2010) “Managing change in Organization” (accessed on October 23rd 2010) Day‚ G.S Kirkpatrick‚ D‚ (2001) Managing Change Effectively‚ Butterworth Heinemann‚ pp.42 Kotter and Schlesinger (1979)‚ “Dealing with resistance to Change-six change approaches” (accessed on October 26th 2010) Kotter and Schlesinger (1979)‚ “Dealing with resistance to Change-six change approaches” (accessed on October 26th 2010) Koontz‚ Harold and Weihrich Heinz‚ (2008) “Essentials of Management” New Delhi‚ Tata
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of the business. 2. Construct a change management strategy for dealing with this situation. In so doing‚ identify what approach (es) to managing resistance you recommend and provide a clear justification for your choice. An article by Kotter and Schlesinger provides the classic description on managing the
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Organizational Change and Resistance Intervention Honor Student University of Somewhere Organizational Change and Resistance Intervention Growth within any organization brings about a certain amount of change‚ and this can be unsettling to some individuals who have grown accustomed to a certain way of doing things‚ as well as a feeling of being overwhelmed with new functionalities and a sense that their once close nit family oriented business has exploded into an organization where they are
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