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What is business inertia primarily characterized by?
What is business inertia primarily characterized by?
Which strategy involves informing employees about changes prior to their implementation?
Which strategy involves informing employees about changes prior to their implementation?
What is the goal of the Participation & Involvement strategy?
What is the goal of the Participation & Involvement strategy?
What consequence can arise from failing to adapt in a competitive market?
What consequence can arise from failing to adapt in a competitive market?
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Which of the following best defines coercion strategies in change management?
Which of the following best defines coercion strategies in change management?
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How can strong leadership style impact the management of change?
How can strong leadership style impact the management of change?
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Which key strategy is likely to motivate employees to accept changes through support?
Which key strategy is likely to motivate employees to accept changes through support?
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What potential risk does a company face due to business inertia?
What potential risk does a company face due to business inertia?
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What is the primary challenge an autocratic leader faces in implementing an inclusive change management strategy?
What is the primary challenge an autocratic leader faces in implementing an inclusive change management strategy?
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Which of the following is NOT a step in Lewin's 3-stage Model of Organisational Change?
Which of the following is NOT a step in Lewin's 3-stage Model of Organisational Change?
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What occurs during the unfreezing stage of Lewin's model?
What occurs during the unfreezing stage of Lewin's model?
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What is essential for employees to accept change during the unfreezing stage?
What is essential for employees to accept change during the unfreezing stage?
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During the changing step of Lewin's model, which of the following is true?
During the changing step of Lewin's model, which of the following is true?
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What leadership style is highlighted as ineffective in managing change inclusively?
What leadership style is highlighted as ineffective in managing change inclusively?
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What is critical for employees as they become familiar with organizational change?
What is critical for employees as they become familiar with organizational change?
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What is a common misconception about the change management process?
What is a common misconception about the change management process?
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What does the refreezing stage primarily aim to achieve within an organization?
What does the refreezing stage primarily aim to achieve within an organization?
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Which of the following best describes the refreezing step in Lewin's model?
Which of the following best describes the refreezing step in Lewin's model?
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Why might some argue that the refreezing step is unnecessary in contemporary business?
Why might some argue that the refreezing step is unnecessary in contemporary business?
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What can help prevent employees from reverting to old practices after a change?
What can help prevent employees from reverting to old practices after a change?
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What is a common theme when organizations overlook the refreezing step?
What is a common theme when organizations overlook the refreezing step?
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What is the focus of the Kubler-Ross 5-stage Model concerning change?
What is the focus of the Kubler-Ross 5-stage Model concerning change?
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Which leadership style best suits the need for effective change management during the refreezing stage?
Which leadership style best suits the need for effective change management during the refreezing stage?
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In the context of change resistance management, what is a coercion strategy?
In the context of change resistance management, what is a coercion strategy?
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Study Notes
Change Management Systems
- Global businesses need systems for managing change, as it's inevitable and comes from internal & external sources like consumer demands, trends, fashion, materials, and technology.
- Regulations and government involvement also drive changes
- Businesses face employee, shareholder, customer and community resistance to change.
- Change management is the planning, implementing, controlling and reviewing of an organization's movement from its current state to a new one, minimizing resistance with stakeholder involvement.
- A systematic approach to change management is crucial to mitigate the fear and reluctance to change, increasing the likelihood of successful implementation.
Why is a Systematic Approach Important?
- Businesses introduce change to achieve desired future states.
- Change can cause fear and reluctance due to the unknown.
- Adapting to change often requires extra effort and learning.
- Tangible benefits are needed to overcome reluctance.
- A systematic approach reduces fear and reluctance, increasing successful implementation.
Internal Factors Leading to Change
- Natural decline of a business or its product.
- Desire to increase profitability.
- General sense that the business can do better.
External Factors Leading to Change
- Increased competition.
- Legal and political changes.
Business Inertia
- A tendency for mature organizations to maintain current trajectories without change.
- Can lead to being left behind by new competition or missed opportunities.
- Nokia losing market share to smartphones is an example.
Strategies for Managing Change
- Communication: Informing employees about the change.
- Participation & Involvement: Including employees in the change process.
- Support: Offering financial or personal support to employees.
- Negotiation: Allowing employees to alter aspects of the change.
- Coercion: Forcing acceptance via consequences.
Leadership Styles for Managing Change
- Autocratic: Leader makes all decisions, clear directions and expectations, clear distinction between leader and employees.
- Democratic: Two-way relationship, leader is responsible for the final choice.
- Laissez-Faire: Hands-off approach, decisions are made by the group.
Change Management Systems - Models
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Lewin's 3-Stage Model:
- Unfreezing: Creating perception of needed change.
- Changing/Transitioning: Implementing change.
- Refreezing: Stabilizing the new state.
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Kubler-Ross 5-Stage Model: Describes individual responses to change, including denial, frustration, decision, integration, and other stages.
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Kotter's 8-Step Model: Focuses on the process of change, establishing urgency, creating a guiding coalition, forming a strategic vision, enabling action, generating short-term wins, sustaining acceleration, and instituting change.
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Explore the critical role of change management systems in global businesses. This quiz covers the importance of a systematic approach to managing change, the sources of change, and how to engage stakeholders effectively. Understand the dynamics of resistance and the strategies to achieve successful transitions within organizations.
