November 2007
NHRD Journal
5
The External Environment
The external environment of theorganization with its globalizationand increasingly border less butcomplex and competitive world arecreating unsettling conditions forthe Indian organizations. Theimpact of the external businessenvironment confronts theorganization to go beyond the manyassumptions they have made of business and governing thebusiness. As such, organizationsconfront many opportunities aswell as challenges to manage boththe internal as well as externalenvironment of the organizations.
The Internal Environment
The internal environment of theorganization gets impacted by theexternal environment and createsturbulence within the organization.Years of work culture seeped in theethos of slow and steadyincremental growth overnight isexperienced as obsolete andancient, relationships becomeprofessional interfaces across roles,functions and levels and take awaythe sense of belonging and shared
Abstract
This paper is based on the author's experience of working as a consultant in diverseorganizations. This paper reflects the comprehensive diagnostic studies of numerousorganizations. The global business scenario, the country's business and economic environmentand the organizational internal environment of today is highly nebulous. Significant changes intechnology, economic models of growth, emergence of new sectors of business and a newcollectivity of young entrants to the working stream have dramatically changed the national andglobal scenario. Given these changes, the directions and choices of the organization, its uniqueconfiguration and unfolding may contribute to a healthy transformation of the organization orcontribute to the scatter, disarray and disintegration of the organization.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
INDIRA J PARIKH
Prof. Indira J Parikh isPresident of Foundation for LiberalAnd ManagementEducation, Pune,India. Prof. J Parikhwas faculty memberat IIMA for over 30years and Dean from2002 to 2005. She hasalso taught atINSEAD,Fontainebleau (France)and Texas A&MUniversity. Shereceived the LifetimeAchievement Awardfor Best Teacher inManagement in theWorld HRD Congress.
togetherness. Memories of whatonce haunt the employees andpuzzlement of what now is, createsdrift in the direction of theorganizations. However there arealso some organizations,individuals and collectivities thatthrive in these uncertain andturbulent conditions. They respondto the pressure of here and now andachieve, succeed and grow. In thisemerging work culture of todaythere is no time or space to pause,reflect and watch the grass grow.There is also no time and space tovisualize beyond the horizon toexplore, experience and discover.There is largely a frenzy of overengagement and to keep makingchoices under tremendous pressure.
Organization Growth
At the entrepreneurial or projectphase of organizations there is adrive, fuelled by dreams, aspirationsand ambitions, of one individual ora group of individuals. At theconsolidation phase of theorganization, often times there areformalization, strategic choices forbusinesses restructuring and
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