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This 5 page paper discusses the idea that there are really two main types of organisation change, incremental and transformational. The writer includes considers different models of organizational change including those of Lewin, Senge and many others. The bibliography cite 13 sources.
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does not mean it cannot be organic and evolutionary rather than regimented pre-planned. Emergent strategy may be as valid and relevant to the way a company considers its strategic development.
When we look at change we can argue that there are two types which may occur, transformational and incremental. Transformational changes are major changes, this may be a reorganising, a
change in working practices or other large changes where there is an immediate impact. Other changes may be more gradual, these may be organic changes that evolve naturally, such as
changing paperwork, or an adapting culture, or may be managed changes where small steps are being taken. If we consider the theories
of organisational change they support his idea of the different types of change. If we consider this we can also understand why there is a need for change. For example
when we look at large changes, the transformational changes, there is a greater level of risk. Organisational changes to do with new technology and software have a failure rate of
20%, mergers and acquisitions organisational changes fail at a rate of 29% (Maurer, 1997). Reengineering is higher at 30% and of most concern is the figure for quality improvement, which
is 50% (Maurer, 1997). The reasons for the failure of these organisational changes is manifold, but the overriding reason appears to be
the resistance encountered when managing change, the student should note that this is at both an individual and a group level and concerns the way individuals and groups interact (Maurer,
1997, McCallum, 1997). The resistance will be greater to transformational changes, however, this does not mean they will not resistance to incremental change, however this can take place more slowly,
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