1.6 Restraining Forces

Question 1

Managers (how)

Answer 1

Make decisions too hasty, poorly timed or unclear
Being indecisive
Lack of consultation with employees

Question 2

Managers (why)

Answer 2

May not support a change
Threatens current position

Question 3

Employees (why)

Answer 3

Fear they cannot adapt
Affects their job security or work routine
They fail to see a reason for the change

Question 4

Time (why)

Answer 4

Don’t plan or foreseen change may not be able to respond quickly
Lack of time impacts competitive advantage

Question 5

Organisational Inertia (how)

Answer 5

When a business matures and grows in size, processes and procedures often have to be made consistent to promote efficiency in operations

Question 6

Organisational inertia (why)

Answer 6

Difficult for change to occur if businesses have been operating a certain way for such a long time

Question 7

Financial considerations (how)

Answer 7

Purchasing new equipment
Redundancy payments
Restraining employees

Question 8

Financial considerations (why)

Answer 8

Lack of access to finance
Poor record keeping

Question 9

Legislation (how)

Answer 9

Restrictions on some operational practices or procedures

Question 10

Legislation (why)

Answer 10

Initiating change can be expensive, difficult to implement (lack of skills), implement new policies (staff training)