Managing Change in Business

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Managing Change in Business

· What is change?

· The impact change has on people/the organisation.

· Charles Handy opinion of managing change.

· What a manager can do in the face of change.

· A manager’s responsibility during times of change.

What is change?

More and more organisations today face a dynamic and changing

environment. This in turn is requiring these organisations to adapt.

“Change or die!” is the rallying cry among today’s managers worldwide.

Change is when something different happens, and there are two types of

change, small and organisational (large). Small changes such as adding

a new person, modifying a program, etc. are fairly easy to manage.

Organisational change, as in regard to organisation-wide change is

much harder. Examples of organization-wide change might include a

change in mission, restructuring operations (e.g. restructuring to

self-managed teams, layoffs, etc.), new technologies, mergers, major

collaborations, new programs such as Total Quality Management,

re-engineering, etc.

Usually organisational change is forced by some major outside driving

force, e.g. substantial cuts in funding, dealing with new

markets/clients, need for dramatic increases in productivity/services,

etc. Typically, organizations must undertake organisation-wide change

to evolve to a different level in their life cycle, e.g., going from a

highly reactive, entrepreneurial organization to a more stable and

planned development. Changeover to a new chief executive can provoke

an organization-wide change when his or her new and unique personality

pervades the entire organization.

The impact change h...

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...s a personal role in the change effort will help

achieving the change goals.

As the complexity increases, effective managers must have a strong

knowledge of the people in the organization and the tasks they

perform. And they must have the skills to use that knowledge in

practical and flexible ways.

Aggressive, forward thinking, and humble managers, are the silver

bullet for companies who desire to create an environment of change.

Bibliography

· Introduction to Organisation Behaviour – Helga Drummond

· Organisation Behaviour – Stephen Robbins

· Understanding Organisations – Charles Handy

· Organisational Behaviour – Tyson & Jackson

· Analysing Organisations – Sandra Dawson

· Explaining Organisational Behaviour – Lawrence Mohr

· Understanding Gender and Organisations – Alvesson & Billing

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