Change Management in HRM

CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN HRM (2007

INTRODUCTION

The management of contemporary business and its resources are becoming ever tasking because of changes in management , which comes from the introduction of new strategies , keen competition , and improvement in technology , inter-alia . Changes is a constant phenomenon that is bound to occur , but in a situation where its changes become a frequent occurrence managers of business are put in a tight corner to adequately strategize in to follow the trend in the industry and the environment where they operate . The external environment in which an

br organization operates goes a long way in influencing its strategic management . Hence , changes in these environmental segments- the demographical segment , economic segment , political / legal segment technological segment , socio-cultural segment , and global segment- these need to be inculcated in the organization strategic management for the organization to compete adequately with its rivals . In this view Peter (2005 :7 , argue , Dynamic in nature , the strategic management process is the full set of commitments , decisions and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn above average returns

Thus , the strategic management process is used by an organization to match the conditions of the ever-changing market and competitive structure with its continuously evolving resources , capabilities and competencies . Change is ubiquitous in every industry and has reshaped the ways firms conducts its operation in the industry where it operates With the pervasiveness of change , the challenge facing mangers of business is how to strategize in managing this change

Since an organization 's Human Resource (HR ) plays , a significant role in making the organization attains its goal , the management of an organization need to improve the management strategies (especially in the capacity building of staff ) and align it with the changes in the organizational operations . Human Resource Management (HRM ) thus , plays a significant role that cut across all operational sectors of an organisation . When the Human resource management is poorly implemented it thus affects the overall operation of the organisation . Human resource Manager has the task to find ways to manage changes and plan towards equipping the workers alongside the observed changes in to place them to be effective tool in actualizing the organization 's objective and make it curve a niche for itself in the industry it operates . The ways to manage change in HRM is what this write up analyzes

MANAGING CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS

Change in business management tend to make managers do things differently whereby they are made awkward or uncomfortable as they struggle to eliminate the old pattern of doing things and learn a new one . As the environment changes , threats and opportunities are encountered . Some organizations react to the changing environment by implementing changes in their structure . These changes can affect the relationship between the firm and its environment (Armitage , 1992

The challenge with managing change means the organization or its management would react to phenomenon that comes with the changes According to Brown Eisenhardt (1998 :4 , managing change means reacting to it it...