Restraining Forces in Businesses Flashcards
What is a restraining force?
forces that work against business change
What are the restraining forces?
Societal Attitudes Pursuit of Profit (FC) Reduction of Costs (FC) Managers Employees Legislation Competitors Time
How will managers stop business changes?
some managers may not have the skills, time, capacity, or money to support change, or they simply don’t agree with it
changes can threaten job security or could bring up too much work for the manager to handle, so they will resist
What will employees do to stop business changes?
any change in business will impact staff, they can resist because of
fear of job loss
disruption of corporate culture
worries about adapting to new processes or routines
What does time do as a restraining force?
some change can come about too quickly, forcing businesses to make less effective changes
poor timing can backfire
not enough time can stop changes from happening
How does organisational inertia restrain business change?
it may be too difficult to change because of business structure clashing with change
people may not be enthusiastic and won’t put in effort to change
What does legislation do to stop business change?
the legal obligations to change
some changes can’t be made because of laws and restrictions
What does financial considerations do to restrain business changes?
changing costs time, resources, and money that can resist changes like:
buying new equipment training costs reorganising layout of business buildings redundancy payments Advertising
it may be too expensive to change
