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BA 4226 Managing Organizational Change Stories of change

Learn how to navigate organizational change through real-life stories and expert advice. Discover key strategies for effective communication, addressing different interests, managing politics, and mobilizing resources.

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BA 4226 Managing Organizational Change Stories of change

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  1. BA 4226Managing Organizational ChangeStories of change Instructor: Çağrı Topal

  2. Hewlett-Packard-1 • Different interests need to be recognized and addressed during an organizational change • These interests are likely to provoke different reactions to change • Organizational politics and lobbying are likely aspects of an organizational change that will need managing • Negotiation and persuasion are key communication skills

  3. Hewlett-Packard-2 • More successful communication strategies are likely to be those that “touch” the people to whom they are addressed • Communicating change often entails providing a vision of the future that is compelling • Pressures to change come from both outside and inside organizations • Restructuring is a common organizational change when confronted with problems • Any organizational change usually involves paying attention to organizational culture

  4. IBM-1 • Innovative changes often emerge from below in organizations • Making change stick requires persistence over time and actions that need to be taken on multiple fronts • Change needs appropriately placed champions to gain support throughout the organization • The informal network of the organization is an important part of mobilizing and communicating organizational change

  5. IBM-2 • Change requires marshaling of appropriate resources • Some changes are incremental, others transformational • Some smaller change actions often convey powerful symbolic messages to help reinforce the sincerity and credibility that senior management attaches to the larger change

  6. Kodak-1 • Organizational change involves handling reactions of both internal and external stakeholders • Communication strategies need to be designed for internal and external groups • Reactions to change are likely to be influenced by the success of previous changes and the extent to which there has been delivery on past promises

  7. Kodak-2 • Change involves risk and uncertainty • The consequences of change cannot always be predicted • Managers of change need to address the question for staff of how will I be affected

  8. McDonald’s-1 • Organizational changes occur in a competitive,international business environment • This also means that to prepare for the future, change may need to occur even when things still appear to be going well • Organizations face external pressures to change such as providing socially responsible products and services

  9. McDonald’s-2 • Some changes fail to deliver on their intended outcomes • Change in and of itself is not necessarily good for a company; careful assessment is needed of the relevance and likely success of a proposed change

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