The term change in the organization context refers to any alteration that occurs in the work environment.
Meaning and Nature of
Change
The term change in the
organization context refers to any alteration that occurs in the work
environment. Planned changes mean those changes which are effected in a planned
manner after assessing the need for change and working out the details as to
when and how they will be carried out. A planned change is also called proactive change. In contrast, reactive change is the one which
takes place in random fashion as a crisis situation develops. For proactive or
planned change to be initiated, manager shall be sensitive to the environmental
changes affecting the organization so that organizational crisis situations can
be averted.
Planned
change or pro active change is purposeful or goal directed. There are two widely recognized goals of
the planned change. One, it sets to
improve the organizational ability to cope with, or adapt to change environment. Second,
it seeks to change employee knowledge, attitude and behavior. Change in any
part of the organization tends to effect the whole organization. Change is a
human as well as a technical problem. Whenever there is a change, social
equilibrium in the organization is affected. When change occurs in the
organization, it requires employees to make new adjustments as the organization
seeks new equilibrium.
Tags : Management Concepts & Organisational Behaviour - Organisational Change
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