Resistance to change may be categorized into three groups of factors (Mabin‚ Forgeson & Green‚ 2001): organizational‚ group and individual. Organizational factors are caused by threats presented by unknown or unwelcome organizational structure and process change and threats induced by the environment inside or outside of the organization. Group cohesiveness and social norms under threat and participation in decision-making not properly attended would trigger resistance to change. Individual factors
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Theatre can be a powerful tool to create social change. To the audience witnessing theatre‚ it is a piece of art that can evoke a feeling or provide a message that can cause action. For the actors‚ the effect can be even more profound as they are forced to empathize with their characters in order to portray them accurately. In the case of improv‚ perhaps the most central focus of this course‚ theatre becomes a way to merge the audience with the actors: it forces both into a position of introspection
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Course: MGT (Organizational Development and Change) Semester 2‚ 2013/2014 Session Term Paper/Project: You are assigned a project and the report is to be submitted as a group. Each member has to fully participate in preparing this project. You are to approach an organization and apply what you have learnt in this course by carrying out the following activities: 1) Identify and obtain permission from an organization in carrying out OD consulting work by identifying area(s) in the organization
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Case Study – “Change at DuPont” Leading Organizational Change Jun 2‚ 2011 Abstract A popular cliché stated that‚ “Nothing is permanent except change”. As such‚ it is imperative for organizations to have a smooth transition from constancy to revolutionary. Organizational Development‚ Appreciative Inquiry‚ and Sense making have a profound embedment on the DuPont scenario‚ and was seen as compatible and synergistic to each other. The scenario shows that these new trends have a better and
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Change Agent I would say that a change agent is someone who alters human capability or organizational systems to achieve a higher degree of output or self actualization. Beginning with the end in mind‚ the goal of a change agent is obviously to make changes that stick. The result of change agent activity is to enable people to do more‚ or find a new and better perspective on life. Sometimes this latter idea is the foundation for future change which achieves outcomes that were previously not attainable
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If there is anything that is stead fast and unchanging‚ it is change itself. Change is inevitable‚ and those organizations who do not keep up with change will become unstable‚ with long-term survivability in question. There are things‚ events‚ or situations that occur that affect the way a business operates‚ either in a positive or negative way. There are Internal and external environments. For example as internal environment; organization of machinery and equipment‚ technological capacity‚ organizational
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concerning school laws (Dupper‚ 2003‚ pg.12). As time progressed the use of school social workers became more useful in schools‚ although currently there is a shortage in the number of school based social workers. According to Dupper‚ the educational system realized that the social and mental health needs of students should be considered first and then their academic needs can be better assessed (pg. 12). Viewing students holistically is a skill that school social workers must have because it helps
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According to (Tandon‚ 2002)‚ a change agent needs many personal characteristics in order to be successful. The role model of an outstanding change agent is embodied by James Shaw‚ who is described as young‚ ambitious‚ idealistic‚ demanding‚ enthusiastic‚ creative‚ intelligent‚ educated‚ persistent‚ strong-minded‚ as well as naïve‚ inexperienced‚ critical and unrealistic. He seems to have it all. And what his skills portfolio is missing‚ he compensates by building a powerful team around him. By recruiting
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Transformational Change John Hulka EXP105: Personal Dimensions of Education Instructor Eva Ananiewicz December 12‚ 2010 Transformational Change When you experience a dramatic change in your life‚ such as a career change or going back to school you are faced with learning a whole different set of skills and often doing this requires you to unlearn the old skills that you were so used to doing‚ and by doing this new kind of learning and as you are completing these dramatic changes in your life
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Change refers to making something different from the past or the old position and cope with the unknown situation. Resistance is defined as a force that slows or stops the movement of improving. It is an unavoidable response to any major change. Individuals naturally rush to protect the status quo when they perceive their security or status has been threatened. Resistance to change is the action taken by individuals and groups when they perceive that a change is occurring as a threat to them. Resistance
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