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Sociological Theories to Organizational Change

The actions implemented by the firm to alter major business components to sociological

theories are essential in enabling the utmost understanding and interaction of business processes.

Exploring sociological theories in organizational change enables individuals to comprehend

frameworks to aid in social problems and issues. Organizational sociology emphasizes normative

and symbolic dimensions in and within the firm and emphasizes stressing the role of their culture

to utmost performance. Major theories impacting organizational change include symbolic

interactive perspective, conflict theory, and functionalism theory. Therefore, practices are

enacted within the society to measure and evaluate the utmost governing of institutional

administration to achieve improvement.

Conflict theory

The theory looks at how different groups within the society are grouped with their

distinct interests originating from Karl Marx's assertion on how human society undergoes further

economic development in class struggles. Besides, it is not limited to ideas of class, other aspects

such as religion, gender, political lines, and race. Additionally, the conflict perspective focuses

on a conflicted, hostile, and ever-changing societal nature, unlike functionalists who advocate for

defending the status quo, avoiding social changes, and believe individuals conspire with the

effects of social orders (CODE, n.d.). For instance, separate classes within society emerge, such

as proletariats who earn wages while the bourgeoisie owns different means of production. The

theory examines the group within our society that has power presently and those benefiting from

the existing social arrangements.

Symbolic Interactions Theory

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The aspects examined under the assertions look at how social problems influence various

social institutions within our society. The theory argues how individual behaviors are deeply

affected by the definitions and symbolic meanings. Social interactions with other society

members create those meanings and definitions, giving us a new view of ourselves. For instance,

transforming different organizational practices to conform with the law and other

metamorphoses of law is emphasized, primarily through symbolic effects (CODE, n.d.).

Primarily, the concerns in the symbolic interactions are emphasized on the relationships among

individuals and how people create meanings and social relations.

Conflict Theory to Societal Impact

It's presumed that conflict attributes to change within our society in responding to societal

needs to coercion, domination, constraints, and oppressions. For instance, while understanding

its effectiveness in social work, conflict theorist informs them of numerous interventions

questioning those benefiting and disadvantaged from existing societal arrangements. At work,

conflict theory identifies different sources of individual health, social and income inequalities,

oppression, marginalization, and discrimination. The assessed aspects emphasize assessing client

assessment, evaluation, and addressing intervention techniques to ensure uniqueness in service

provision across all levels within the firm.

The aspect of having better-advocated policies in the learning environment. Conflict

theorists consider that educational systems emphasize and bolster social inequalities arising from

differences attributed to race, gender, class, and ethnicity. For instance, social inequalities

attribute to funding and learning conditions in the school environment creating social disparities

(AKKOL, n.d.). Fulfilling educational goals is closely connected to social class, with instances

where students from low socioeconomic status can't afford the same opportunities as those from
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higher status no matter their academic desire or ability to learn. It is presumed that cultural

knowledge and capital are valuable in navigating different cultures altering the experiences and

available opportunities for students from different social classes. Therefore, the educational

system asserts that dominant cultures are extensively rewarded while other groups are still

struggling in value recognition and competencies outside their social class.

Individuals have dual roles as economic actors, such as comprising the society as citizens

and those who purchase the products. Conflict arises when consumers experience pursuing social

values such as equity and personal values such s high quality and low prices. Consumers often

consider social and ethical aspects while undertaking their consumption choices, actively

influencing markets. The theory examines how limited resources are competed to look at how

inequalities attributed to sexism, racism, and income differential affect people’s ability to

purchase products and services. For instance, those purchasing expensive stuff have the wealth to

shop for such products compared to other social classes with limited resources to show their

status and wealth through goods owned by such individuals. Therefore, different societal groups

undergo social settings to achieve their destined economic gain in their purchasing order.

Symbolic Interaction Theory to Societal Impact

The aspects involved in the assertions prevail on notions of how different institutional

levels are affected by social problems. Our actions are only understandable through exchanging

meaningful symbols and communications in our work environment. Symbolic interactionalism is

essential when deciding based on our consumption and purchasing choices. For instance,

interpersonal relationships links products to the approach of self-determination and social

process in instances where consumers use product visibilities to communicate something

significant symbolically, creating shared meanings and shared experiences in particular

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consumption situations. Consequently, consumers buying decision approaches are highlighted

from their search for symbolism and meaning in brands correlating with such models. Therefore,

incorporating self-concept and empirical testing aspects in shopping products and services

influences our social interactions in the aspects of consumer purchasing power.

The approach operates on assertions that humans live in physical and symbolic

environments representing personal meanings, associated feelings, and personal meanings. The

model affects our social interactions with individuals from varied societal backgrounds in the

work environment. It is presumed that using language and symbols as means of communication

within the work environment actively shapes the social world (Wagenknecht, 2019). For

instance, the theory looks at how protesting individuals interact within and how symbols and

signs are used to convey information. The theorist focuses on social construction through reality

interaction, often career inheritance. The concept assumes children might take occupations

similar to their parents, wanting to venture and follow the same path as it seems attractive,

creating career socialization based on values and norms of specific jobs.

The perspective addresses social interaction attributes in the classroom environment on

other school venues and playgrounds. Modern society relies more on schools to perform ideally

as a place for social placement, cultural innovations, and social integrations. It’s presumed from

different studies that social interaction attributes to the development of gender roles and

instructors' expectations of students' intellectual abilities affecting their ability to learn (AKKOL,

n.d.). For instance, teachers may spend more time on students they assume are bright and spend

less on less bright students, learning more or less because of their instructor’s behavior. Others

assert the treatment received by girls and boys has an impact on their utmost performance.

Theories to Organizational Change

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The conflict model suggests that various conflicts arise within an organizational setting,

making conflict inevitable in such an environment. For instance, interpersonal conflicts attribute

to workplace conflict while changing the firm. The approach is essential to the workplace since it

enhances creativeness, more robust ideas, and utmost employee engagement. It allows everyone

to present their views concerning essential aspects integrated into the existing system

environment (Wagenknecht, 2019). Despite assertions that conflict attributes negatively to the

work environment, it is presumed that it is sometimes valuable for growth within the firm.

The symbolic interactionalism theory explains how individuals adhere to organizational

change within the work environment striving to exchange some aspects with others shaping who

they want to become. The model analyzes consumer behavior, organizational culture, and

branding, linking them to organizational change. The theory within the firm focuses on what

goes on between individuals and their translations to enhance committing to social actions

(Wagenknecht, 2019). Therefore, the organizational setting approach addresses how meaning

and interactions can be used to define the foundation for thinking about how constitutive roles of

employees in the firm.

Another Sociological Theory

Functionalism theory is another approach to sociological theories, including socialization,

social placement, cultural innovation, and social integrations (Coser, 2020). For instance, an

educational environment involves laying out peer relationships, enhancing child care, and

lowering employment to ensure high school students are placed out of the full-time labor force.

Therefore, it emphasizes creating order and bringing consensus within the society, focusing on

enhancing shared public values and social stability.

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Conclusion

The above perspectives are essential in enabling sociologists’ theoretical paradigms to

effectively understand how certain organizational aspects are affected by the models. The best

approach to organizational change for our store operation department will be using the conflict

theory. The model ensures several aspects within the organizational setting are addressed

effectively before emphasizing the best approach to mitigate risks attributing from organizational

change. Therefore, the stated theories are fundamental approaches for ensuring the governance of

the systems within the firms ensures the intended objectives are effectively assessed.

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