Reasons and Motives to Resist Change

      
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		            		Marten van der Zee
Analyst, Netherlands
			            
Reasons and Motives to Resist Change

	          		I'm trying to collect a list of all motives for resistance to change by employees.

Henk Kleijn and Fred Rorink in their book 'Change management' indicate that there are multiple psychological motives for showing resistance by employees or managers during a 'change':

1. FEARS (I don't know if I can handle in practice...)

2. GUILT (I can't do that to my colleagues... (to cooperate)

3. ALIENATION (The change can't replace me...)

4. PERSONAL DISADVANTAGE (Financially I'm going to receive less than before...)

5. NEED (The change does not correspond with what I want)

6. THREAT (Due to the change, my position in the company gets weaker...)

7. DOUBTS (I don't know what risks are involved...)

Any further suggestions / improvements?
				      
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						            	David Wilson
Manager, Canada
												
				                Reasons for Resistance to Change

													8. FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH (We have already tried thi...
				              
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						            	Harry Whitney, United States
												
				                On 4. Personal Disadvantage

													This basically means the perception is: "I have a ...
				              
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						            	Jan Vermeulen
Manager, South Africa
												
				                Reasons for Resistance to Change

													I agree with 12. and 13. The change will negativel...
				              
										              4

						            	Philip Jehu
Accountant, Nigeria
												
				                Causes of Resistance to Change

													17. CHANGE AGENT APPROACH: the manner of approach ...
				              
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						            	Verbeeck
Management Consultant, Belgium
												
				                Resistance to Change is not Always for Personal Reasons

													Change" is the consequence of implementing "a solu...
				              
										              2

						            	Peter Kaepernick
Strategy Consultant, Germany
												
				                Reasons not to Change

													The fact is, change is constant and will take plac...
				              
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						            	Haragopal, India
												
				                Reasons for Resistence to Change

													I agree with 12. 13 and 14, the main reason for re...
				              
										              3

						            	HUPIN, France
												
				                Reasons for Resistance to Change

													19. LAW OF ARCHIMEDES: Resistance to change can be...
				              
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						            	Modekets
Accountant, Botswana
												
				                On Motives to Resist Change #6: Threat

													A particular relevant form of this motive to resis...
				              
										              2

						            	Ramesh Victor
Management Consultant, Malaysia
												
				                Why People Resist Change

													In my experience people resist change for two reas...
				              
										              10

						            	Leena Bissoonauth
Student (University), Mauritius
												
				                Reasons for Resistance for Change

													I would like to contribute the below reasons for r...
				              
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						            	Juan Perez Eras, Mexico
												
				                On Motives for Resistance to Change #8: Flavour of the Month

													@David Wilson : I agree and would like to suggest ...
				              
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						            	Tykhonenko
Analyst, Ukraine
												
				                Motive for Resistance to Change: Uncertainty

													Similar to #7 (Doubt) we could also use the term U...
				              
										              3

						            	FAYEZ, Saudi Arabia
												
				                Most Important is what THEY Believe

													21. CONFLICTING VALUES / BELIEVES. In case that th...
				              
										              2

						            	Gabriel Lira
Manager, Mexico
												
				                This List of Motives for Reistance to Change is Important to me

													The situation that I have in my plant is a high re...
				              
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						            	Fareed Ezz
Analyst, Saudi Arabia
												
				                Is it a Cause or Just an Excuse?

													I would like to highlight the importance to distin...
				              
										              3

						            	Lenore Miller
Student (MBA), United States
												
				                Causes of Resistance to Change: Not Engaging the People Affected via True Dialogue

													@Haragopal : I agree that NOT ENGAGING the people ...
				              
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						            	edward sevume
Sweden
												
				                The Notion of Change and Human Motivation

													@Lenore Miller : While reading all of these wonder...
				              
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						            	TEMILADE OKE
HR Consultant, Nigeria
												
				                Causes and Motives to Resist Change

													Similar to @Philip Jehu (17. Change Agent Approach...
				              
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						            	Juan Jauregui
Professor, Mexico
												
				                Neuroscience Explanation for Resistance to Change

													23. NEUROSCIENCE EXPLANATION. A neuroscience hypot...
				              
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						            	Dr. Francis G. Adjei
Lecturer, Ghana
												
				                Motives for Resistance to Change also Depend on Region

													The points raised in this discourse are very rich ...
				              
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						            	Goran Stille, Sweden
												
				                Reasons for Resistance to Change

													@David Wilson: I am curious about your thinking pa...
				              
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						            	Heidi Mureau
Management Consultant, Australia
												
				                Control, Slight or Envy, and Sabotage

													This group has compiled an impressive list of chan...
				              
										              5

						            	David Wilson
Manager, Canada
												
				                Resistance - Reasons and Values

													@Goran Stille : if people understand the reasons o...
				              
										              2

						            	Fauzi Arif
Manager, Indonesia
												
				                No. 4: Personal Disadvantage

													Will no. 4 personal disadvantage (financially...) ...
				              
										              8

						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                Why This List of Motives for Resistance to Change?

													@Goran Stille: thank you for your question - why t...
				              
										              1

						            	Fathi Ben Amer
Management Consultant, Libya
												
				                On Motives for Resistance to Change #4: Personal Disadvantage

													Implementing change in organizations means gains f...
				              
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						            	edward sevume
Sweden
												
				                Why This List and the Importance of Networking

													@Jaap de Jonge (Editor): Thank you for the answer ...
				              
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						            	kapukha patrick, Kenya
												
				                Effects of Organization's Change Process to Staff

													Note that any organizational change may affect fou...
				              
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						            	Kalindi
HR Consultant, India
												
				                One Obvious and Missed Out Cause of Resistance to Change

													24 SHEER LAZINESS (inertia / complacency / sluggis...
				              
										              4

						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                Layers of Resistance to Change (Goldratt)

													Also take a look at Goldratt's 5 Layers of Resista...
				              
										              2

						            	debahooti basu
Teacher, India
												
				                These Reasons for Resistance to Change are Perceptions

													Note that most or all of these reasons are (subjec...
				              
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						            	Janice Johnson-Lorde
Lecturer, Trinidad and Tobago
												
				                Resistance to Change

													Resistance may be disagreement with the change foc...
				              
										              4

						            	Jean-Marc Guillemette
Canada
												
				                Resistance is an Emotional Reaction!

													@Verbeeck: some people affected by change have tro...
				              
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						            	Kathy Hevey
Management Consultant, United States
												
				                Resist the Risk of Failure

													Consider it's not "the change" that people resist....
				              
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						            	edward sevume
Sweden
												
				                Motives to Resist Change: 'Know Thy People'

													@Kathy Hevey: Thanks Kathy for that insightful con...
				              
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						            	Verbeeck
Management Consultant, Belgium
												
				                One More Reason to Resist Change to Add to the List...

													25. LACK OF SUCCESSES / RESULTS. When it takes too...
				              
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						            	Juan Perez Eras, Mexico
												
				                Lack of Success Because of no Evaluation of Changes

													@Eric Verbeeck: It's not cost-effective to wait fo...
				              
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						            	Fareed Ezz
Analyst, Saudi Arabia
												
				                One More Reason to Change Resistance

													26. Parental Control Allergy. Some people resist c...
				              
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						            	Chloe Xu
Director, Australia
												
				                Major Reasons for Change Resistance

													People's resistance to change indeed attributes to...
				              
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						            	Vidyut chandra Patange
Management Consultant, India
												
				                Reason for not Changing: Lack of Flexibility

													Organization normally have human factor we'll set ...
				              
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