Description
Change managers play an active role in the way change occurs within the organization. There are specific foundational approaches associated with the change process and the coach and interpreter images. Evaluate and discuss the Organizational Development (OD) approach as associated with the coach image. Evaluate and discuss the sense making approach as associated with the interpreter image. Compare and contrast the steps of each evaluated framework.
Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include in-text citations and references for at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text.
Explanation & Answer
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Mitigating the Chaos of Change - Outline
Thesis statement: In the current world of business, change is inevitable due to changes in
various forces that will affect how a business operates in its environment. There are other
factors that cause's changes in the business such as technological advancement, government
regulation among others. There are two main approaches that are used to implement and
mitigate chaos during change.
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Approaches
A. Organizational Development
B. Sense-making
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Main concept of Organizational Development approach
A. Organizational culture
B. Organizational climate
C. Organizational strategies
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Sense- making approach
A. Assumptions
B. Features of the approach
C. Application
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Comparison and contraction
A. Similarity and differences between OD and sense making approach
Running head: MITIGATING CHAOS OF CHANGE
Mitigating Chaos of Change
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Mitigating Chaos of Change
Introduction
In the current world of business, change is inevitable due to changes in various forces that
will affect how a business operates in its environment. There are other factors that cause's
changes in the business such as technological advancement, government regulation among
others. The changes always aim at ensuring that the business remains competitive and can
operate efficiently and effectively. It is always not a simple task to introduce change in business
since human being will always oppose change regardless the perceived benefits of the
modification. Therefore manager is required to use different approaches to managing the change
effectively. Two main approaches can be used in the implementation of change namely the
Organizational Development approach which focuses more on coach image and ...