restraining forces

Question 1

restraining forces

Answer 1

those that work against a change and aim to keep the business in its current state.

Question 2

what are the R forces (6)

Answer 2

• managers
• employees
• time
• organisational inertia
• legislation
• financial considerations

Question 3

Managers (r)

Answer 3

managers that do not believe in change are unlikely to lead the business through successful change. It is important that the leader if the change can demonstrate the benefits of the change to key stakeholders,
- communication skills
- persuasive ans autocratic style

Question 4

employees (r)

Answer 4

most impacted by change and can cause resistance. the impact causes fear and anxiety.
employees may fear their job security or ability to perform new task
- rumours can start and add to fear + anxiety, This causes resistance to the change and can often prevent the change from being implemented successfully. this makes it difficult for successful change.

Question 5

Time

Answer 5

there can be insufficient time given to those responsible for implementing change, change can take a long time to implement effectively, and leaders might require training and effective strategies to employ in order to successfully implement change.
it can also be the wrong time to implement change.
It could be the wrong time of year or in economy.

Question 6

organisational inertia

Answer 6

Inertia is a state of inactivity, business culture that has reached this state can be resistant to change as the workforce is unenthusiastic (response from people in business) and not likely to adapt to the change in a positive manner. When business culture is not dynamic it will have difficulties implementing change.

Question 7

legislation R

Answer 7

sometimes a business can plan to implement a change but finds that there is some legislation that is going to make it more difficult.
can cause business to source out legal advice, which can become costly. if unexpected it can be difficult to plan for, pushing out budget and timeline.

Question 8

financial considerations

Answer 8

regardless of size, there is money limitations.
costs associations with the change may not be viable or may put the business under financial pressure. important that business conducts a cost benefit analysis to determine wether the change is worthwhile. if costs high than it can act as a significant restraining force for the change.

Question 9

examples

Answer 9

poor timing, or lack of time, will result in undue resistance to change.
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