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Demographic characteristics (External Forces for Change) |
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aging & increasingly diversified customers |
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Technological advancements (External Forces for Change) |
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computing & wireless technology, more organizations now connect more fully w/ customers |
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Customer & market changes (External Forces for Change) |
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social media gives customers platform |
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Social & political pressures (External Forces for Change) |
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customers more interested in environmentally safe, ethical products & companies |
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Management change (Internal Forces for Change) |
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new leaders bring new ideas & cultural changes |
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Organizational restructuring (Internal Forces for Change) |
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customization vs. standardization, functional vs. geopgraphic |
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Intrapreneurship (Internal Forces for Change) |
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encourage employees to come up w/ new ideas & ways to do things |
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provided team processes allow for exchange of ideas & open communication |
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UNFREEZE (Kurt Lewin's Change Process) |
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-explain rationale for change -break down status quo, challenge existing beliefs -understanding how new path is essential for survival |
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CHANGE (Kurt Lewin's Change Process) |
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-make peace w/ doubts & uncertainties -identifying & managing sources of resistance -building support & commitment for new direction -measuring progress against milestones |
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REFREEZE (Kurt Lewin's Change Process) |
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-institutionalizing change into the "way things are done" -help ppl internalize change -making sure other systems in the organization support the change effort -preparing for next change |
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(Similar to the stages of grief) -Denial -Anger -Depression -Acceptance |
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Desire (WHy do ppl resist change?) |
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-inherent dislike of the new direction -potential losses exceed gains -low trust in change agent -group inertia |
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Ability (WHy do ppl resist change?) |
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- lack of understanding & trust -lack of key skills & capabilities -too little time or energy -selective info processing |
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Opportunity (WHy do ppl resist change?) |
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-economic factors -structural inertia -existing routines impede -conflicting goals across roles -powerful others who act as obstacles |
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Change itself (WHy do ppl resist change?) |
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-forces of habit -self-interest or fear of loss -fear of the unknown |
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Education (Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-communicating info -providing training |
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Participation ((Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-input into planning -involvement in implementation |
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Negotiation (Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-most helpful when employees feel they have something to lose -emphasize/increase gains -deemphasize/reduce losses |
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Facilitation (Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-providing resources (e.g., money, time) -removing obstacls |
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Manipulation (Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-token involvement of sr. executive -provide partial information |
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Coercion (Methods of Managing Resistance) |
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-used most often in crisis when leader needs everyone on board quickly -punishments -threatened or real job losses |
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