UNIT 3 RESISTANCE TO CHANGE An important element of any change initiative which is resistance to change LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define resistance to change. 2. Explain the life cycle of resistance to change. 3. Discuss the causes of resistance. 4. Describe the strategies to manage resistance. * WHAT IS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE? Change creates anxiety‚ uncertainty and stress‚ even for those managing change Seldom are there any guarantees that the new approach will work - will deliver the
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principles that define right and wrong conduct of individuals (Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg and Coulter‚ 2003‚ p.150). Ethical Behavior is accepted as "right" or "good" in the context of a governing moral code. Ethics can be viewed as a way of behaving that can be prescribed and imposed by the work environment (Garcia-Zamor‚ 2003). Virtually all societies have developed rules and regulations about how business should be transacted and how business organizations should be managed. In other words‚ based
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‘Good Manners And Right Conduct In The Office’ et to consider the impact that their words or actions will have on other people. In an attempt to be efficient and productive we take a few liberties with our manners at work. Perhaps‚ at one time‚ we apologetically said‚ "I’m sorry‚ we have to stop the discussion and move onto the next point." But now we blurt out‚ "Next!" or "Let’s get on with it‚ people!" While the intention may be the same‚ the degree of bluntness‚ or even rudeness‚ used nowadays
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Organizational Structure Introduction Every organization needs to decide how to divide its work or activities‚ how to coordinate all work – related activities and how to control these activities to ensure that goals are achieved. The organization must consider its external environment and the internal systems and processes used to transform inputs to outputs. A manager of any organization must ensure consistency between the structure of the organization‚ the scale of its operations‚ the tasks at hand
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their own people and they cannot do it by stating numbers‚ presenting arguments or simply by hard selling the idea. A logical explanation works well with most kind of audience. People prefer to listen to stories over numbers. They relate to the personal experiences and can relate to them rather than getting hit by facts and figures all the time. Although‚ it also depends on the audience you are dealing with and the idea you are trying to sell. Referring to the example
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PARAGRAPH ORGANISATION A. Topic sentence The topic sentence is the most important sentence in a paragraph because it contains the main idea of the paragraph. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph. It tells the topic sentence has two parts: the topic and the controlling idea. The topic is the subject of your paragraph. e.g. Cigarette smoking is harmful for heart and lungs. Topic: cigarette smoking Exercise 1: Circle the topics in these sentences. Fast food
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Structure-Conduct-Performance Definition: The Structure-Conduct-Performance (S-C-P) paradigm of strategy assumes market structure would determine firm conduct which would determine performance. Structure: The term structure in this model refers to industry structure‚ measured by such factors as the number of competitors in an industry‚ the heterogeneity of products‚ and the cost of entry and exit. Conduct: Conduct refers to specific firm actions in an industry‚ including price taking‚ product
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Types of Business Organisation GCSE Business Studies tutor2u™ Revision Presentations 2004 Introduction A business is always owned by someone. This can just be one person‚ or thousands. So a business can have a number of different types of ownership depending on the aims and objectives of the owners. Most businesses aim to make profit for their owners. Profits may not be the major objective‚ but in order to survive a business will need make a profit in the long term. Some organisations however
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[229] THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION The late Professor Fiske‚ in his Outline of Cosmic Philosophy‚ made a very interesting remark about societies like those of China‚ ancient Egypt‚ and ancient Assyria. "I am expressing‚" he said‚ "something more than an analogy‚ I am describing a real homology so far as concerns the process of development‚--when I say that these communities simulated modern European nations‚ much in the same way that a tree-fern of the carboniferous period simulated the exogenous
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Mt. Carmel Needs a Code of Conduct “Bullying a form of violence among children is common on school playgrounds‚ neighborhoods‚ and homes throughout the United States and around the world. Bullying has long been considered an inevitable and in some ways uncontrollable part of growing up” (Kouri). This is according to Jim Kouri but bullying has been a serious problem in schools for years. It may be thought to be uncontrollable but there are some things we can do to prevent bullying. There should be
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