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Chapter 8
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Learning Objectives
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Define organizational change and explain the forces for change. Describe the sequence of four change activities that must be performed for change to be successful. Explain the techniques managers can use to facilitate the initiation of change in organizations, including idea champions, new-venture teams, idea incubators, and open innovation. Define the sources of resistance to change.
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Explain force-field analysis and other implementation tactics that can overcome resistance to change. Discuss the differences among technology, product, structure, and culture/people changes. Explain the change processes bottom up, top down, horizontal associated with each type of change. Define organizational development and OD activities that have emerged in recent years. Describe the OD theory that proposes three distinct stages for achieving behavioural and attitudinal change.
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Ex. 8.1
Environmental Forces
Monitor global competition, customers, competitors, and other factors.
Initiate Change
Facilitate search, creativity, idea champions, skunkworks, and idea incubators.
Implement Change
Use force-field analysis, tactics for overcoming resistance.
Internal Forces
Consider plans, goals, company problems, and needs.
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External or internal forces translate into a perceived need. Performance gapa disparity between existing and desired performance levels.
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Initiating Change
Search: The process of learning about current developments inside or outside the organization that can be used to meet a perceived need for change. Creativity: The generation of novel ideas that might meet perceived needs or offer opportunities for the organization.
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Ex. 8.3
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Uncertainty: the lack of information about future events. Different assessments and goals: people who will be affected by innovation may assess the situation differently.
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Technology Changes
Related to organizations production process. Designed to enhance efficiency. Generally Bottom-up.
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Culture/People Changes
A change in employees values, norms, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours. Tools for culture/people changes: Training and development programs. Organizational development.
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Organizational Development
The application of behavioural science techniques to improve an organizations health and effectiveness through its ability to: cope with environmental changes improve internal relationships increase learning and problem-solving capabilities.
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2. Changing:
intervention stage individuals experiment with new workplace behaviour
3. Refreezing:
reinforcement stage individuals acquire a desired new skill or attitude and are rewarded for it by the organization
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