critical factors influencing individual resistance to organizational change based on the literature review of the previous studies. The main objective of the current study is to give some directions to change agents and management team in the organization in order to effectively manage the resistance to change. The selected studies that the author used as the literature review combined a variety of organizational types in both different regional context and change environment. According to the previous
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“Fear of the unknown and mistrust can prompt resistance to change” Response: The thought-provoking statement provided for this discussion, “fear of the unknown and mistrust can prompt resistance to change,” is absolutely true. I have been in the U.S. Army for 13 years and have seen my fair share of changes and how an organization’s climate can influence the level of resistance to adjustments. Both fear of the unknown and mistrust are natural feelings that we all possess, but to what degree and
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The economic environment needs to provide better and interesting products to the environment. Let’s talk about the legal, social, and economic environments about management structure, operational issues, financial issues, and the impact of potential change factors including the role of technology. The basic legal environment in an organization has to reflect on the management structure. To make sure that the manager is following by the legal rights towards the customers, and make sure that the employees
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According to Robbins et al (2004:208), most people hate any change that does not jingle in their pockets. This resistance to change is well documented. An individual is likely to resist change for three reasons which are uncertainty, concern over personal loss and the belief that the change is not in the organization’s best interests. The leadership styles also adopted by management may also lead to resistance. According to the Harvard Business Review Magazine of 1969, one of the most baffling and
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Sources of resistance in organizational change and ways to overcome resistance Introduction An ancient Greek philosopher, once quoted that the “the only constant is change” (Heraclitus, unknown). Organizational change is an inevitable factor given that there are many components which are outside the organization which undergo changes and then sustenance of the organization then depends on adaptation. For example, the most recent change that we can see is the causality of the economic crises which
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managing resistance to change What is Change? Why is change necessary? What is the process of change? Does the process of change need to be managed? Should the change be managed? What should be my role in change management? Why is there always a resistance to change? Is this resistance healthy? Should this resistance be managed? Is managing this resistance called change management? Are there any benefits if this resistance? What are the benefits of managing resistance to change? How to
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BSAD 535 – Managing Human Resources Leading Change Group Members 1 Moses Jimu 2 Elizabeth Makota 3 Simbarashe Mazorodze 4 5 Walter Busangavanye Clements Muvami Introduction The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.” John P. Kotter What is Change? What is not happening that should be happening? is happening that should not be happening
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Since client resistance is a common occurrence in counseling, how should the Christian counselor respond client resistance in a Biblical manner? Resistance in counseling is defined as “…any behavior or impediment – whether from the client, the therapist, or the environment – that interferes with or retard the achievement of mutually agreed upon counseling goals” (Clinton & Ohlschlager 2002 p. 383). Client resistance occurs for one or two reasons, idolatry and the cost of change. Dr. Crabb notes that
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The term resistance to change simply means that individuals are set in his or her ways and often don’t want to modify his or her routing. However, this change resistance doesn’t just occur when individuals who like their jobs are asked to make a change. Resistance even happens when individuals are chronically upset with their working conditions. For them, the known evil is preferable to the unknown. For anyone to resist a change, there obviously has to be a change. These new conditions are the events
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534 Received September 2000 Revised May 2001 Accepted May 2001 Resistance to organisational change: the role of defence mechanisms Wayne H. Bovey Bovey Management (Certified Consultants), Queensland, Australia Andrew Hede University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Keywords Organizational change, Resistance, Defence, Humour Abstract Observes that the published literature on resistance to organisational change has focused more on organisational issues rather than individual psychological
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