Why do Organizations Change?
We all know that organizations change. They have to. But exactly why do organizations change? In other words, what are the causes or reasons for change to occur in organizations?
How can these reasons be categorized in a logical way? Is there some kind of model of causes for organizational change?
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Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
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Why do Organizations Change? Causes
Thanks for your excellent question... A first breakdown of such reasons or causes for companies or public organizations to change could be:
WHY DO ORGANIZATIONS CHANGE?
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A. Factors in the external environment Factors outside the firm, generally beyond its control |
B. Internal factors in the organization Factors inside the firm, generally under its control |
A1. Political |
B1. Leadership |
A2. Economic |
B2. Vision |
A3. Social |
B3. Mission (statement), purpose |
A4. Technological |
B4. Strategy |
A5. Competition |
B5. Culture, values |
A6. Customer demands |
B6. Policies, procedures, systems |
A7. Environment, climate, pollution |
B7. Merger |
A useful model for external factors: PEST Analysis.
A useful model of internal factors: McKinsey's 7S Framework.
Any of the 14 main causes could be further split up into a large number of sub-factors. For example A2. Economic could be further split up into: economic growth, recession, interst rates, government spending, unemployment rates, taxation, infaltion, consumer confidence, globalization, etc.
Note that some of these main causes can be viewed as external or internal. And also that certain sub-factors can be viewed as being part of multiple main causes. As usual, the reality is always more complex than the management model. But how could we manage :-) without them?
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Charles Tombazian, United States
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The 3 C's of Change
I see many good thoughts in the stream-- I'd synthesize some contributions here by saying Organizati... Sign up
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Charles Tombazian, United States
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People are Often at the Basis of Org Change
I'd like to play a bit off Graham's, Emilio's and others who have either explicity stated or eluded ... Sign up
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Anonymous
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Why Organizations don't Change Despite of Being Aware they Need To
@Robert Gerth: consider the resistance factors:
- Afraid for the unknown
- Lack of knowledge of wh... Sign up
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