CHange in an organization

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Change in an Organization

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Change in an Organization

Brief Introduction

Many organizational planners always ask why change is needed by organizations . Is change part of the organizational vision and mission Does change set forward the goals and directions of an organization These questions are a seeming phenomenon in the existence of organizations

Study researches found that substantial organizational change happens when an organization changes its overall directions for success

br includes or excludes a key component or procedure , and needs to change the line of business it manages . Another considerable change takes place when an organization innovate its business traditions and approaches , in to become more competitive in the contemporary market setting and industry trends

The change in an organization could be leading towards the diversification process , focuses on empowering the organizational capabilities . Moreover , the change in an organization significantly creates changes in the practices of management and the style of leadership . For organizations to grow , they often must undertake considerable change in diverse directions

Methodology

This will discuss and examine how change is being developed by organizations , specifically how change in an organization patterns the organizational vision , mission , and long-term goals , and what kinds of specific techniques and strategies are being utilized to address the leadership of management . The review of literatures will guide the examination and analysis throughout the discussions on the type of models relating the change in an organization

Literature Review

What is change

As an overview , change is generally described as affecting a certain condition or situation . To quote , American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882 ) once said All things must change to something new , to something strange (Clark , 1997 . Reflective of Longfellow 's perception , change is interrelated to the act ' of newness . Thus change relies on various factors of environments , activities and interactions , wherein change creates the path of destination , prospects and directions . Change can be literally defined as the process of transformation

In the perspectives of organizations , the process of transformation or change evolves within two distinct factors , such as the internal and external factors (McNamara , 2008 . According to McNamara , the phases of change in an organization are attributed by rediscoveries of its internal (organizational ) capabilities and discoveries of external (environmental ) situations . It may be perceived that rediscoveries and discoveries focus on creating the path of the future where the organizational directions change . As cited , the future is a consequence of preference among different paths obtainable by the present change being envisioned then evolves as a destination

Establishing sense of Based on the electronic journal of Free Management Library (2008 entitled : `Organizational Change and Development , most common to organizations is the appropriation of time and motion to establish a sense of the establishment of long-term plans with partitioning of short-term operating plans . Second are the formulation , and setting up of prioritizations within the short-term operating plans , such as (1 critical and urgent , and (2 ) important...