Managing Change
Principles of Management
Assignment
2003/ 2004
¡§The key theme of this module is change. What did Charles Handy mean when he commented that change could not be managed? If he was right what can a manager do in the face of change? Explain the responsibilities of a manager to their organisation and its employees during periods of change.¡¨
Word Count: 1940
Pages: 10
Contents Page
Page
Front page 1
Contents page 2
1. Introduction 3
2. Change 3
2.1. Turbulent time 3
2.2. Definition: change management 4
2.3. Sources of change 4
2.4. Change theory 4 3. Managing change 5
3.1. Resistance 5
3.2. Is change manageable? 6
3.3. Responsibilities and actions 7
4. Conclusion 8
5. Bibliography 9
1. Introduction
This piece of work should give a brief insight in the field of change management.
It should present basic ideas and coherences that seem to be useful in order to understand the nature of organizational change and how it can be coped with successfully.
First, I¡¦m going to explain how change affects today¡¦s business world and why organizations need to change. Then I will continue with a definition of ¡¥managing change¡¦, before I am going to outline external and internal sources of change. Next, a theoretical framework for change is going to be presented; subsequently followed by an explanation of various factors that lead to the resistance to change. Then I am going to discuss, if change is manageable or not, before I will finally point out, what a manager is responsible for and what he can do in the change process in order to achieve a positive outcome.
2. Change
All things must change
To something new, to something strange. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2.1. Turbulent time
The basic characteristic of today¡¦s business world is its turbulence and - as
Assignment
2003/ 2004
¡§The key theme of this module is change. What did Charles Handy mean when he commented that change could not be managed? If he was right what can a manager do in the face of change? Explain the responsibilities of a manager to their organisation and its employees during periods of change.¡¨
Word Count: 1940
Pages: 10
Contents Page
Page
Front page 1
Contents page 2
1. Introduction 3
2. Change 3
2.1. Turbulent time 3
2.2. Definition: change management 4
2.3. Sources of change 4
2.4. Change theory 4 3. Managing change 5
3.1. Resistance 5
3.2. Is change manageable? 6
3.3. Responsibilities and actions 7
4. Conclusion 8
5. Bibliography 9
1. Introduction
This piece of work should give a brief insight in the field of change management.
It should present basic ideas and coherences that seem to be useful in order to understand the nature of organizational change and how it can be coped with successfully.
First, I¡¦m going to explain how change affects today¡¦s business world and why organizations need to change. Then I will continue with a definition of ¡¥managing change¡¦, before I am going to outline external and internal sources of change. Next, a theoretical framework for change is going to be presented; subsequently followed by an explanation of various factors that lead to the resistance to change. Then I am going to discuss, if change is manageable or not, before I will finally point out, what a manager is responsible for and what he can do in the change process in order to achieve a positive outcome.
2. Change
All things must change
To something new, to something strange. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2.1. Turbulent time
The basic characteristic of today¡¦s business world is its turbulence and - as
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