Restraining Forces

Question 1

Time

Answer 1

The current period of time or time taken to do a certain thing.

Can be a restraining force due to changes being too time-consuming to be implemented or the business being in a bad state at the current moment to implement a change.

Question 2

Employees

Answer 2

Employees of a business.

Can be a restraining force by resisting changes due to fear of work being impacted, taking risks needing to learn new skills etc.

Question 3

Legislation

Answer 3

Laws which dictate how a business must operate.

Can be a restraining force as intended changes may be outlawed, more expensive or difficult to implement due to legislation around them.

Question 4

Financial Considerations

Answer 4

The cost of implementing a change.

Can be a restraining force as intended changes may be outlawed, more expensive or difficult to implement due to legislation around them.

Question 5

Organisational Inertia

Answer 5

The unenthusiasm of an organisation to initiate change, already being satisfied with current conditions.

This can be a restraining force due to struggles garnering support for new changes.