The Organization : Managing Process of Change
Learning objectives
This chapter has 10 learning objectives
1. To provide an explanation of what we mean by organizational change and to categorize different types of change.
2. To identify the main driver for change and to clarify the context of managing change in business organizations.
3. To outline the main reasons why people resist change and to consider the implications of viewing resistance as a problem to be overcome.
4. To consider the role of communication in managing the process of organizational change.
5. To provide an accessible summary on the main theoretical frameworks and conceptual models for understanding change.
6. To outline the essential elements of an organizational development perspective to managing planned change.
7. To examine the contribution of contingency theory through the discussion of a situational model for leading change.
8. To summarize the key components of a political perspective on managing change.
9. To clarify the central dimensions of a processual framework for understanding change.
10. To provide a case study that illustrates some of the issues raised in this chapter.