1JM100 - management of organizational change & innovation Flashcards
2 perspectives on change
process perspective = focus on the “how” of change (how to get from current state to future state)
state perspective = focus on the “what” of change (current vs. future state)
4 views of the change process
Teleological
Dialectical
Life cycle
Evolutionary
Teleological & Dialectical say change can be shaped at will
Life cycle & Evolutionary see change as a set process
which 2 kinds of sequences exist & what are critical junctures?
reactive sequences
self-reinforcing sequences
These sequences often cycle eachother
critical junctures = event that changes the course of the change process
4 drivers of self-reinforcing sequences
increasing returns
psychological commitment to past decisions
cognitive biases & interprative frames
path dependence
How to minimize the impact of reactive & self-reinforcing sequences?
step back & observe
identify critical junctures
explore alternative ways
Lewins 3 step change process
Unfreezing
Movement
Refreezing
7 key steps in the change process?
- recognizing the need for change & starting the process
- Diagnosing what needs to be changed
- Planning & preparing for change
- Implementing change & reviewing progress
- Sustaining the change
- Leading & managing the people issues
- Learning
2 types of learning
Single loop learning
Double loop learning
What is a sustained change?
New ways of working and improved outcomes become the norm and where the thinking and attitudes behind them are fundamentally altered and systems surrounding them are transformed in support
In which 3 ways can you move the quasi-stationary equilibrium and bring about change?
Increasing driving forces (push strategy)
removing restraining forces (pull strategy*)
do both (mixed strategy)
which 2 paradigms on change exist?
𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 = organizations adapt by continously & incrementally changing
𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 = organizations evolve trough the alteration of periods of equilibrium in which persistent ‘deep structures’ only allow limited incremental change & periods of revolution are altered
what 4 types of organizational change exist?
Reactive vs. proactive
incremental vs. transformational
𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (proactive & incremental)
𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (reactive& incremental)
𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (proactive & transformational)
𝐫𝐞-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (reactive & transformational)
what is a PEST analysis?
tool to search the external environment for opportunities & treaths
𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥; legislation, regulation & fiscal policies
𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜; conjuncture, inflation, interest rates, material costs, disposable income
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥-𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥; demographic trends, attitudes & ethics
𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥; competitor’s investments, new materials & processes
Describe the cycle of competitive behaviour
focus on innovation –> divergence of offerings –> convergence of offerings –> break point–> attention switched –> focus on efficiency
5 stages of development
growth trough - crisis of 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
which 2 views about change agency exist?
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 view = ability to influence change is limited as most things are outside one’s scope of effect
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 = rejects powerless, basically anything can be influenced
Which 2 factors are central to one’s confidence that they are able to influence outcomes
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 = degree to which people believe their own behaviour determines what happens to them
- Internals= high = attribute outcomes to own efforts
- externals= low= attribute outcomes to factors they don’t control
𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬= expectations about his ability to influence outcomes is learned
-motivational deficits= failure to take action-cognitive defecits= failure to learn its possible to affect what happens
name reasons to appoint an insider or outsider to manage the change
𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫
- insider has the time & expertise to manage the change
- company does not have to resources to hire someone
- confiddentiality & trust prohibit the use of an outsider
- no suitable outside consultant can be identified
𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫
- no one on the inside has time & expertise to manage
- all competent insiders have a conflict of interest that prohibits them to approach all stakeholders neutrally
Issues that can affect the quality of a change relationship
- ability to build trust & confidence
- ability to provide services valued by clients
- friendliness & approachability
- inferred motives
- identifying the client
- clarifying the issue
what are the 5 modes of intervening
- advising
- supportive approach
- theorizing approach
- challenging approach
- information gathering