Change Initiative Paper Cynthia D. Sanchez Grand Canyon University: LDR 615 November 4, 2014 Change Initiative Paper It has been said that the only thing that is constant in an organization is change. Our global economy has escalated the opportunities for growth at an exponential rate. But, for an organization to remain relevant and competitive in today’s marketplace, they must be willing to change. How do real-work organizations implement and sustain successful change? Two important patterns
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Vocational Behavior journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jvb Adapting to change: The value of change information and meaning-making Machteld van den Heuvel a,⁎, Evangelia Demerouti b, Arnold B. Bakker c, Wilmar B. Schaufeli a a Dept. of Work & Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands Dept. Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Human Performance Management Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven
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Organizational Change If you are a business leader today there is one thing that constantly runs through your mind, “How can we continue to succeed and grow.” In today’s society it has become harder and harder to accomplish such a task. The world is ever changing and it does so in a pace that is far more rapid than that of 20 years ago. Business leaders know that change is inevitable, but where the problem lies is how to manage the change in a way that will allow for continued
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organizational culture is much more important for the success of the model. Different values, rights, and interest are at stake and it is creating resistance to change. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification The financial services industry is struggling and Intersect Investments is in need of an organizational change. Intersect Investments is managing to survive within its industry and is currently facing a 25% turnover rate. The company is in desperate need of increasing
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increasingly becoming a fundamental tool for enhancing public administration. This paper discusses e-government’s implications on public policy formulation and implementation in Kenya. In addition, the challenges of adopting technology and organizational change are examined. Research conducted outside Sub-Saharan Africa showed that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to enhance efficiency, policy effectiveness, citizens’ participation, and democratic values. Based on the
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Terms of Reference 1 3.0 Procedures 1 4.0 Findings 1 4.1 PESTEL Model 1 4.2 Opportunities and Threats to the administration department 2 4.3 Analysis of 2 4.4 Change Management Strategies 3 4.5 Possible impacts of resistance to change on the administration department 3 4.6 Strategies to reduce resistance 3 5.0 Conclusion 4 6.0 References 5 1.0 Introduction I have been asked by the partners, Izzi McDonald, Tomi Ajetunmobi and
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planned change : Organization development is directed at bringing about planned change to increase an organization's effectiveness, generally initiated and implemented by managers, often with the help of an OD practitioner either from inside or outside of the organization. Organizations can use planned change to solve problems, to learn from experience, to reframe shared perceptions, to adapt to external environmental changes, to improve performance, and to influence future changes. The theories
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THE CHANGE TO DIFFERENT STORES AND THE STRESS IT HAS CAUSED Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 1. INTRODUCTION 5 2. EVALUATION OF FACTORS IMPACTING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGE 5 3. CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT MODELS 8 4. CHANGE MODEL TO USE FOR ORGANISATION 10 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12 REFERENCES 13 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The management of change in organisations is important in order to be able to
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technologically-oriented academic and non-academic programs; and by continuously upgrading competent and committed teachers whose dedication in their academic profession is beyond compare. VISION SAN LORENZO SCHOOL envisions itself as an agent of change and as a producer of productive citizens of this country who in the near future will actively participate in the economic prosperity, national development, and social transformation through excellence in teaching and community involvement. SCHOOL
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT – RESISTANCE TO THE CHANGE Tanasoaica Laura-Georgeta Romanian-American University, Faculty of European Economic Studies, Address: EXPOZITIEI BD, No.1B, Sector 1, Bucharest , lauratanasoaica@yahoo.com, Telephone no: 0744.936.182 Changing the way employers operate is hard, but all signs indicate that innovation and transformation are here to stay. Success in the workplace of the future will heavily depend on the ability to anticipate change, understand its impact and apply practical
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