Chapter 14 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Types of organisational change

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-Anticipatory change

-Reactive change

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Reactive change

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It occurs when an organisation is forced to change in response to some event/s in the external or internal environment

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Anticipatory change

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-It takes place when managers make organisational modifications based on forecasts of upcoming events in anticipation of a new trend.

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Degrees of change

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-Incremental anticipatory change

-Radical anticipatory change

-Incremental reactive change

-Radical reactive change

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The three-step planned change process

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-Unfreezing the status quo

-Transitioning or Changing (moving) to a new state

-Refreezing new change/s to make it permanent

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The process of organisational change

-ADD -IRS -DM

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-Assess the environment

-Determine the performance gap

-Diagnose organisational problems

-Identify sources of resistance

-Reduce resistance

-Set goals

-Develop and implement an action plan

-Monitor change

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External environmental factors that most commonly stimulate organisational change

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-Market factors
-Macro factors

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Macro factors

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-Technology
-Demographics
-Globalisation
-Social issues

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Market factors

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-Customers

-Competitors

-The workforce

-Suppliers

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performance gap

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The difference between what management wants to do and what they accomplish.

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Identify sources of resistance

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-Fear/uncertainty

-Emotions

-Vested interests

-Misunderstandings and lack of trust

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The change management process

-RED SDE

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-Recognition of the need for change

-Establishment of goals for the change

-Diagnosis of relevant variables

-Selection of appropriate change techniques

-Development and planning for implementation of the change

-Evaluation and follow up

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key attributes and behaviours are valuable for the success of change agents

-D-I-F-E

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-Determination

-Intelligence

-Experience and networks

-Focus and flexibility

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Approaches to organisational change

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-Technology based approach

-Task based approach

-Organisational redesign approach

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Approaches to organisational change

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-Technology based approach

-Task based approach

-Organisational redesign approach

-People-orientated approach

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Task-based approach

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-Job simplification

-Job enrichment

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Technology based approach

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It involves either incremental adjustments or even radical innovations that not only affect workflow, but also production methods

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Socio-technical systems

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They involve consideration of the needs of both employees and the organisation in finding ways to satisfy customer demand.

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Information technology

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It comprises complex networks of computers and software telecommunications systems and networks as well as office devices or cloud-based computing and storage

20
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Organisational redesign approach

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It emphasises internal structural changes