high risk strategies to overcome resistance

Question 1

what are high risk strategies?

Answer 1

actions that may succeed in the short term but run the risk of generating negative outcomes in the longer term

Question 2

how can manipulation be a high risk strategy to overcome resistance?

Answer 2

• the devious exertion of influence oversome to get them to do what you want, often by providing selective information.

managers may manipulate employees into accepting change by:
- hiding information or not telling employees the full truth about a change
- giving different employees different information (playing favourites)

Question 3

what are the long term consequences to manipulation?

Answer 3

• managers lose the trust of employees
• employees may resist change more when they find out the whole truth

Question 4

how can threats be a high risk strategy to overcome resistance?

Answer 4

• the suggestion that some sort of negative consequence will occur if employees fail to follow arequested change

examples:
- employees will be fired
- unable to receive future pay rises or promotions

Question 5

what are long term consequences of threats?

Answer 5

• employees seems to accept change but will still be resistant underneath
• employees make threats themselves such as going on strike

Question 6

what are the advantages and disadvantages of high risk strategies?

Answer 6

adv:
- change occurs faster
- lower costs (no training, bonuses etc)

disadv:
- increase in staff turnover and loss of employee’s expertise
- loss of motivation and productivity in the long term