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Organizational change flows from a predetermined strategy.
Organizational change flows from a predetermined strategy.
Prescriptive Stream
Change is not the outcome of strategy but the process through which strategy is shaped.
Change is not the outcome of strategy but the process through which strategy is shaped.
Analytical Stream
Behavior is learned and conditioned by expected consequences; changing behavior involves changing the conditions.
Behavior is learned and conditioned by expected consequences; changing behavior involves changing the conditions.
Individual Perspective School (Behaviorists)
Behavior arises from how individuals interpret stimuli; changing behavior involves changing how individuals perceive their environment.
Behavior arises from how individuals interpret stimuli; changing behavior involves changing how individuals perceive their environment.
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Change should focus on influencing and modifying group norms, roles, and values.
Change should focus on influencing and modifying group norms, roles, and values.
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Organizations are made up of interconnected subsystems where changes in one area affect others, with emphasis on synergy.
Organizations are made up of interconnected subsystems where changes in one area affect others, with emphasis on synergy.
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Change happens incrementally, addressing one issue at a time, leading to transformation over time.
Change happens incrementally, addressing one issue at a time, leading to transformation over time.
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Organizations experience long periods of stability with brief, radical changes in between.
Organizations experience long periods of stability with brief, radical changes in between.
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Change is a continuous process, with organizations constantly adapting to a dynamic environment.
Change is a continuous process, with organizations constantly adapting to a dynamic environment.
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Focused on enhancing efficiency by reducing the time taken to perform tasks through systematic study of work processes.
Focused on enhancing efficiency by reducing the time taken to perform tasks through systematic study of work processes.
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Emphasized organizational efficiency through management principles such as division of work, authority, and discipline.
Emphasized organizational efficiency through management principles such as division of work, authority, and discipline.
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Advocated for rational-legal authority structures with clear hierarchies, division of labor, and formal rules.
Advocated for rational-legal authority structures with clear hierarchies, division of labor, and formal rules.
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Key principles of classical approach
Key principles of classical approach
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Why change?
Why change?
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