Change Management
2.1 a
Discuss how organizations have evolved to manage change. Support your answer with organizational theories and drivers of change. Also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Bureaucratic Organization. (2.1.a)
Every organisation needs changes and improvements to sustain in competition of the market. According to Cummings and Worley, organisation development can be defined as " It is a planned process of change in an organisation 's culture through the utilization of behavioural science technology, research and theory. " ( Organisation development and change, 9th edition by Cummings and Worley )
The definition can explained as It is the process for data collection, analysing of collected data, planning for improvements of organisational process, system, structure, culture and people. Its main aim is developing organisation 's self renewing capacity and developing creative and new organisational solutions.
For change in organisation McKinsey has developed 7S model for change management.
Staff : Staff is the most important part of any organisation. Thus the human resources has got the main position in the organisation strategy. All the organisations focuses on hiring best staff and providing them training to achieve organisations ' strategy and to take advantage over their competitors.
Skills : While selection procedure of the staff every company focuses on hiring well skilled staff. Different employees in the organisation have different skills which can be used for better development of the company.
Systems : For support and implementation of the strategy and to run day to day affairs, every organisation develops some systems or internal processes. Those processes are followed by the employees to achieve maximum effective output.
Style : Style is the unique identity for every organisation. It includes the values and ways which developed by organisation and followed by all the employees. Most of the businesses have been
Discuss how organizations have evolved to manage change. Support your answer with organizational theories and drivers of change. Also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Bureaucratic Organization. (2.1.a)
Every organisation needs changes and improvements to sustain in competition of the market. According to Cummings and Worley, organisation development can be defined as " It is a planned process of change in an organisation 's culture through the utilization of behavioural science technology, research and theory. " ( Organisation development and change, 9th edition by Cummings and Worley )
The definition can explained as It is the process for data collection, analysing of collected data, planning for improvements of organisational process, system, structure, culture and people. Its main aim is developing organisation 's self renewing capacity and developing creative and new organisational solutions.
For change in organisation McKinsey has developed 7S model for change management.
Staff : Staff is the most important part of any organisation. Thus the human resources has got the main position in the organisation strategy. All the organisations focuses on hiring best staff and providing them training to achieve organisations ' strategy and to take advantage over their competitors.
Skills : While selection procedure of the staff every company focuses on hiring well skilled staff. Different employees in the organisation have different skills which can be used for better development of the company.
Systems : For support and implementation of the strategy and to run day to day affairs, every organisation develops some systems or internal processes. Those processes are followed by the employees to achieve maximum effective output.
Style : Style is the unique identity for every organisation. It includes the values and ways which developed by organisation and followed by all the employees. Most of the businesses have been
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