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Checklist of Organizational Problem Areas
I discovered the following useful checklist of typical organizational problem areas: 1) Dysfunctional organizational structure. 2) Poor financial control. 3) Interpersonal conflict. 4) Lack of qu...

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Levels of Organisation Diagnostic Models
When should a change agent diagnose at individual-level, group-level and organizational level? And what are the strengths and weaknesses at each level?...

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Change: A Challenge and a Necessity
In the past, the field of organizational change and change management turned out problematic and change managers and senior management struggled. Yet today it is evident that changing organizations i...

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Loops and Mutual Causality in Organizational Change
As Gareth Morgan said in his book Images of the Organization: "We should think about change in terms of loops rather than lines and to replace the idea of mechanical causality with the idea of mutual ...

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Change: The Only Constant for Managers and Leaders
The constancy of change forces itself into our consciousness because of the dynamism of the human condition. Change is the only constant in the leadership/management process. The key to my mind is in ...

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Can Organizational Change Lead to Extinction?
Is change better if it is revolutionary (i.e. fast and experimental) or evolutionary (slow and steady)? Will change ever result in an "extinction event" for an organization because it was either too r...

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People Need Some Constancy (Besides Change)
People need some constancy (besides change), so when engaging in extensive change it is important to establish the things that will remain unchanged / bedrock (i.e. integrity, follow up... whatever)....

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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 reason...

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Relevance of Change Management Theories?
My interpretation of change management theory in a practical sense is that change theories are never used, but are more sub-consciously instilled within managers. Although it could possibly be proved ...

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Change is a Natural Process
If we think about change as a natural process in life... This occurs from two related lines: 1. The theory of chaos and self organization on the one hand, and 2. Complexity theory on the other hand...

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What is an Organization?
Someone asked me the other day: what exactly is an organization? DEFINITION OF AN ORGANIZATION Well, in in simple terms, an organization is defined as: "an entity comprising one or more people tha...

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Are we Managing Change or the Perceptions about Change?
Are we even managing change or are we managing employee feelings about the change?...

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Evolution Theory in Organisations?
Having just joined this forum I was surprised that there is no theory or model listed for "evolution theory". Surely this is the key process by which organisations develop their individual characteris...

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The Role of Conflicts in an Organisation
A conflict is not necessarily good or bad, but must be evaluated in terms of its individual and organisational functions and dysfunctions....

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🔥	NEW On what do the Efficiency and Effectiveness of an Organization Depend? Does the efficiency and effectiveness of an organisation depends on the people who are in an existing organization? Thank you for your kind feedback.... 10 6 comments

Normative Re-Educative Strategies?
Hi, can anybody provide me more information related to the topic normative re-educative strategy. I'll be very thankful....

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Reframing Organizations (Bolman and Deal)
I would like to know about Framing / Reframing of organizations. What is the model and what are advantages, disadvantages, and challenges in simple terms....

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Change Management in the Realty Industry
How would you initiate change [management] in the construction industry which generally does not have strategic plans, there are delays in every activity and cost overruns are a way of life....

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Searching for the General Theory of the Firm
Is it not possible to set up the general theory of the firm? The reason why I raise this question is that there are so many methods, models and theories in dealing with business management, both theo...

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🥇	Key Issues of Change Management (at the Executive Level) The ability to manage organizational change at a high level has become a crucial skill for executives. The times of simply aiming for organizational continuity and predictable earnings growth are gone... 59 9 comments

🥈	Can Change be in the DNA of an Organization? Can change become part of the nature (DNA) of the organization or it is a tool the organization should use to interact with the external environment?... 53 10 comments

🥉	Change Management: Theory versus Practice I would like to make a comparison between theory and practice in change management. I am writing a paper in which I discuss the following sentence: "I smoke, I know it is bad for me, but I won't stop"... 26 15 comments

The Core of Organizational Change is in the Emotional Relations and Social Ties
The core of successful (organizational, social) change is embedded in the emotional relations among actors involved in the movement. The real change is the changes of the emotional relations or the st...

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Change Management Factors in Technology Transformation
During any technology transformation - like when implementing new technology initiatives or improving over the existing technology within organisations - what are the main factors that contribute to t...

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