Reasons and Motives to Resist Change

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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? (...) Read more? Sign up for free

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		Reasons for Resistance to Change David Wilson, Manager, Canada, Premium Member
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		On 4. Personal Disadvantage Harry Whitney
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		Reasons for Resistance to Change Jan Vermeulen, Manager, South Africa, Member
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		Causes of Resistance to Change Philip Jehu, Accountant, Nigeria, Member
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		Resistance to Change is not Always for Personal Reasons Verbeeck, Management Consultant, Belgium, Member
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		Reasons not to Change Peter Kaepernick, Strategy Consultant, Germany, Member
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		Reasons for Resistence to Change Haragopal
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		Reasons for Resistance to Change HUPIN
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		On Motives to Resist Change #6: Threat Modekets, Accountant, Botswana, Member
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		Why People Resist Change Ramesh Victor, Management Consultant, Malaysia, Member
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		Reasons for Resistance for Change Leena Bissoonauth, Student (University), Mauritius, Member
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		On Motives for Resistance to Change #8: Flavour of the Month Juan Perez Eras
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		Motive for Resistance to Change: Uncertainty Tykhonenko, Analyst, Ukraine, Member
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		Most Important is what THEY Believe FAYEZ, Management Consultant, Saudi Arabia, Member
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		This List of Motives for Reistance to Change is Important to me Gabriel Lira, Manager, Mexico, Member
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		Is it a Cause or Just an Excuse? Fareed Ezz, Analyst, Saudi Arabia, Member
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		Causes of Resistance to Change: Not Engaging the People Affected via True Dialogue Lenore Miller, Student (MBA), United States, Member
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		The Notion of Change and Human Motivation edward sevume, Sweden, Member
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		Causes and Motives to Resist Change TEMILADE OKE, HR Consultant, Nigeria, Member
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		Neuroscience Explanation for Resistance to Change Juan Jauregui, Professor, Mexico, Member
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		Motives for Resistance to Change also Depend on Region Dr. Francis G. Adjei, Lecturer, Ghana, Member
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		Reasons for Resistance to Change Goran Stille
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		Control, Slight or Envy, and Sabotage Heidi Mureau, Management Consultant, Australia, Member
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		Resistance - Reasons and Values David Wilson, Manager, Canada, Premium Member
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		No. 4: Personal Disadvantage Fauzi Arif, Manager, Indonesia, Member
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		Why This List of Motives for Resistance to Change? Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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		On Motives for Resistance to Change #4: Personal Disadvantage Fathi Ben Amer, Management Consultant, Libya, Member
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		Why This List and the Importance of Networking edward sevume, Sweden, Member
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		Effects of Organization's Change Process to Staff kapukha patrick
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		One Obvious and Missed Out Cause of Resistance to Change Kalindi, HR Consultant, India, Member
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		Layers of Resistance to Change (Goldratt) Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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		These Reasons for Resistance to Change are Perceptions debahooti basu, Teacher, India, Member
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		Resistance to Change Janice Johnson-Lorde, Student (MBA), Trinidad and Tobago, Member
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		Resistance is an Emotional Reaction! Jean-Marc Guillemette, Canada, Member
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		Resist the Risk of Failure Kathy Hevey, Management Consultant, United States, Member
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		Motives to Resist Change: 'Know Thy People' edward sevume, Sweden, Member
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		One More Reason to Resist Change to Add to the List... Verbeeck, Management Consultant, Belgium, Member
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		Lack of Success Because of no Evaluation of Changes Juan Perez Eras
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		One More Reason to Change Resistance Fareed Ezz, Analyst, Saudi Arabia, Member
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		Major Reasons for Change Resistance Chloe Xu, Director, Australia, Premium Member
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