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Chapter 10 Making Change
Org Beh
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Management
Undergraduate 4
05/17/2012

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myths of making change
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crisis is a guarantee of change

change is best motivated by fear

compelling facts are the key to change

old dogs can't learn new tricks

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lewin's change model
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unfreeze-change-refreeze 
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unfreeze
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overcoming intertia and breaking down existing ways of thinking

 

resistance has to be overcome and readiness or willingness to get involved with a change has to be sparked

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change
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changing
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when the change intervention is started and ongoing

 

period of anxiety and tension as old ways are challenged and reality of a new way is truly experienced

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refreezing
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new mind-set and behavioral pattern is created for those involved, and the change yields positive benefits for the unit or organization
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bridges model of transitions
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endings (dealing with loss)

neutral zone (transitional period)

beginnings (setting new goals)

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Kotter's change model (8 stages)
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increase urgency

creating a guiding coalition

get the vision right

communicate for buy-in

empower action

create short-term wins

consolidate gates and don't let up

anchor change in your culture

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4 essential elements of change
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  1. structuring the problem and contracting with key parties
  2. collectiving data and feedback
  3. implementing interventions
  4. evaluating and sustaining the change
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strategic intervention
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might involve organizational structure, reporting relationships, target markets and customers and new product/service introductions
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social and human resource interventions
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deal with culture, teamwork, selection, performance evaluation, training, and rewards
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structural intervention
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deal with changes in work area configurations, workflow design, dividing labor and so on
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technological interventions
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deal with tools, equipment and machinery and computing systems
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MECE
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mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive
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four frames model for change intervention

 

by lee bolman and terrence deal

Definition

structural (factory) - organizational structure & teams

human resource (family) 

political (jungle)  - how to cope w/ power, conflict

symbolic (theater or temple) - shape culture & build team spirit through ritual, ceremony and story

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why people resist change
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loss of control

loss of face

loss of identity

loss of competence

excessive personal uncertainty

more work

unintended consequences

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overcoming resistance

 

education and communication

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quality of communication important, cannot "overcommunicate"
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overcoming resistance

 

participation and involvement

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hard to resist change that we are bringing about ourselves
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facilitation and support
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accepting people's anxiety as legitimate and appropriate, better chance of gaining respect and commitment needed to make change work
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negotiation and agreement
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involves specific exchanges and incentives in return for a person or groups support
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manipulation and co-optation
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selectively using information and implied incentives
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explicit and implicit coercion
Definition
threat of punishment and use of authority
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