Finals 14 Flashcards
Managing Change
○ Downsizing
○ Reorganization
○ Introduction of Teams
○ the first step in organizational change, in which employees look for practices and policies that
waste time and are counterproductive.
Sacred Cow Hunt
Kriegel & Brandt
○ Paper cow
○ Meeting Cow
○ Speed cow
Employee Acceptance of Change
Lewin (1958)
○ Unfreezing
○ Moving
○ Refreezing
Types of Change
Evolutionary
Revolutionary
Types of Change
Evolutionary
Revolutionary
- continual process of upgrading or improving processes
Evolutionary
drastically changes the way things are done
Revolutionary
Agents of Change
Change Agents
Change Analyst
Receptive changer
Reluctant changer
Change resister
Agents of Change
Change Agents
Change Analyst
Receptive changer
Reluctant changer
Change resister
- people who enjoy change and often make changes just for the sake of it
Change Agents
- a person who is not afraid of change but makes changes only when there is
a compelling reason to do so
Change Analyst
– a person who is willing to change.
Receptive changer
– a person who is willing to change
Receptive changer
– a person who will initially resist change but will eventually go along with it.
Reluctant changer