Mechanistic and Organic Structure ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR PEER ASSESMENT WK 11 14th Oct‚ 2012 Name: Nicholas Roberts Organizations are viewed as systems in need of control‚ authority and governance. A distinction is made between formal structure and governance structure‚ and a network perspective is adopted to investigate the correspondence between structures‚ and the functions these structures play within groups (Human Relations vol. 37). As a result‚ research carried
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Resistance to Change Organizational change is the movement of an organization away from its present state and toward some desired future state to increase its effectiveness. (George et al‚ pg 567) Organizations need to change in the modern day market place. New technologies‚ globalization‚ foreign trade‚ investments and constantly shifting marketplaces demand the need for flexibility‚ adaptation‚ and change. The downside to this is in an organizations employees. People by nature resist change
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Mechanistic versus Organic Structures a. Mechanistic Structure is appropriate for organizations focusing on a cost- minimization strategy through tight control‚ extensive division of labor‚ high formalization and centralization. The information network is limited and employees rarely participate in decision making process. b. Organic Structure is decentralized and has low complexity and formalization. It has an extensive information system‚ and employees rarely participate in decision
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Resistance to Change Change in a business is inevitable and typically only the strongest thrive. With a fluctuating economy and constant technological advancements‚ organizations are expected to adapt in order to survive. When a business is posed with an issue or change‚ it must develop new business and strategy structures and implements those developments throughout the entire company. Communication‚ education and participation are all required for a change model to be successful. Though change
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In this vast growing global economy‚ organizations are often confronted with increasing instability due to continuous changes in technology‚ an influx of competition and rapidly changing customer needs. With respect to this it is imperative that organizations respond to required or forced changes to their environment if the firms existing goals are to be achieved. With this in mind‚ organizations turn to management to combat the budding problem‚ through organizing. Organizing involves the structuring
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Effects of Resistance on Organizational Learning Introduction It is indisputable whether resistance and learning are two important issues contemporary organizational leaders have to manage. While both concepts have received considerable attention in academic research‚ albeit with little consensus on their conceptual underpinnings‚ there is still a dearth of systematic research on the actual effects of resistance on organizational learning. However‚ due to its supposed role in hindering organizational
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Contents Introduction-The need for change .................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Resistance to change ............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. OD Practioners ...............................................................................................................................
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Change they say is the only constant thing. It is however a big wonder why many people still resist change even in large institutions. Resistance to change has therefore had a negative connotation because it portrays people avoiding the inevitable and not wanting to improve or face challenges. The essence of this paper is to peel the outward negative layer of resistance to change and dig deeper to reveal how it can be managed and transformed into a positive thing which may avail
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Resistance to change may be categorized into three groups of factors (Mabin‚ Forgeson & Green‚ 2001): organizational‚ group and individual. Organizational factors are caused by threats presented by unknown or unwelcome organizational structure and process change and threats induced by the environment inside or outside of the organization. Group cohesiveness and social norms under threat and participation in decision-making not properly attended would trigger resistance to change. Individual factors
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Resistance to Change HR587-Managing Organizational Change Course Project Instructor: Kathleen Milburn Keller Graduate School of Management 06/16/2010 Nga Le Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Literature Review 3 Force-Field Analysis Diagram 4 Decoding Resistance to Change 6 Working with Resistance 7 Key Elements to Effective Organizational Training 7 Successful Project Management 9 Managers as Resistors 10 Managing Resistance 12 Default Option Approach 12 Change
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