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Forces of Change
External Forces
Market Place Govt Laws and Regulations Technology Labor market Economic Change
Internal Forces
Changes in Organisational Strategies Workforce change New Equipment Employee Attitude
Adaptation
Incremental changes that are in reaction to external problems, events, or pressures.
Re-Creation
Intense and risky decisive change that reinvents the organization. Also called frame breaking (Nadler and Tushman).
Inertia
Employees have a desire to maintain a safe, secure, and predictable status quo.
Poor Timing
Other events can conspire to create resentment about a particular change.
Lack of Trust
Promises of improvement mean nothing if employees do not trust management.
Fear of Failure
Employees are intimidated by change and doubt their abilities to meet new challenges.
Personality Conflicts
Managers who are disliked by their managers are poor conduits for change.
Competing Commitments
Change can disrupt employees in their pursuit of other goals.
LEADER ACTION:
Stability Learning, Acceptance & Commitment Looking Forward Comfort and control Lookin g Back
1
Create a felt need of change
4
Stabilize and Sustain the change
2
Introduce the
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Revise and
finalize the change plan
change
Chaos
Tempered Radicals
People who quietly try to change the dominant organizational culture in line with their convictions. Guidelines for tempered radicals
Think small for big results. Be authentic. Translate. Dont go it alone.
Managing Change
Structure
Work specialization,Departmentalization, Chain of Command Span of Control, Formalization,Job Redesign Work Process, Methods and Equipments
Technology
People
C R E A T I V I T Y
Innovation
Stimulating Innovation
Creativity
The ability to combine ideas in a unique way or to make an unusual association.
Innovation
Turning the outcomes of the creation process into useful products, services, or work methods.
Inputs
Transformation
Creative Environment, Process and Situation
Outputs
Innovation Variables
Structural Variables Organic structure Communication Abundant resources High interunit stimulate Work and network support HR Variables High commitment to T & D High job security Creative people
Innovative Variables
Cultural variables Acceptance of ambiguity Positive feedback Low external control Tolerance of risks Tolerance of conflicts Focus on ends Open system focus
Structural Variables
Adopt an organic structure Make available plentiful resources Engage in frequent inherent communication Minimize extreme time pressures on creative activities Provide explicit support for creativity
Cultural Variables
Accept Ambiguity, have low external control Tolerant impractical Tolerant risk taking Tolerate conflict Focus on ends rather than means Develop an open system focus Provide positive feedback