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Running Head: Resistance to Change 1

Resistance

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Resistance to Change 2

RESISTANCE

Introduction

Resistance to change can be characterized directly towards an object of reference, which

has a negative phenomenon to people in a given institution. The unwanted responses by

employees of an organization are regarded as resistance to change. Some authors have viewed

resistance to change as employees of an organization political means of defending their rights

and interests (Jermier, Knights & Nord, 1994).

Charles Darwin proposed the concept of “survival of the fittest” in business. Survival and

growth are the two major pillars that every organization depends on for survival, and there must

be a great balance between both. Organizations cannot grow in isolation; they have to change to

sustain themselves. Introducing change in an organization is not an easy task as it will encounter

resistance from its early phase (Harsh, 2012).

Why We Need Change

There is an old saying that says, “change is inevitable.” Organizations are continually

interacting with their environment. With the rapid changes in the environment, so does the need

for a change to arise. Change in the environment will also affect the work and performance of the

organization, thus the need for adaptation. Organizational change is the modification of the

organization with an objective of improvement of production in the overall corporate process.

Reason for resistance of change

Incredibly a high percentage of envisioned change in an organization does not reach their

full potential; that is to mean, they do not get to achieve implementation or produced the benefits

foreseen by the promoter. Changes do not fail due to technical reasons or a flaw in the change

itself; instead the sponsors of the change did not anticipate the reaction it would cause as it

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Running Head: Resistance to Change 1 Resistance Name: Institutional Affiliation: Resistance to Change 2 RESISTANCE Introduction Resistance to change can be characterized directly towards an object of reference, which has a negative phenomenon to people in a given institution. The unwanted responses by employees of an organization are regarded as resistance to change. Some authors have viewed resistance to change as employees of an organization political means of defending their rights and interests (Jermier, Knights & Nord, 1994). Charles Darwin proposed the concept of “survival of the fittest” in business. Survival and growth are the two major pillars that every organization depends on for survival, and there must be a great balance between both. Organizations cannot grow in isolation; they have to change to sustain themselves. Introducing change in an organization is not an easy task as it will encounter resistance from its early phase (Harsh, 2012). Why We Need Change There is an old saying that says, “change is inevitable.” Organizations are continually interacting with their environment. With the rapid changes in the environment, so does the need for a change to arise. Change in the environment will also affect the work and performance of the organization, thus the need for adaptation. Organizational change is the modification of the organization with an objective of improvement of production in the overall corporate process. Reason for resistance of change ...
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