Change Management: Models, Theories and Significance

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Change management..................................................................................................................................3
Change management in today’s organizations............................................................................................4
Change management models/theories.......................................................................................................6
Lewin’s change management model.......................................................................................................6
Kotter’s 8 step change model..................................................................................................................6
ADKAR model..........................................................................................................................................7
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................9
References.................................................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
The main motive of this paper is to outline and explain the significance and role of change
management. A brief literature on change management has been explained in the task. Change
can be any type of such as structure, reward systems, systems, work designs and reporting
relationships. Along with this, the paper also discuses change management theories that help to
adopt ample of organizational changes in the organization. More detail of the task has been
discussed below.
Change management
Change management is an organized and unique strategy to dealing with the transformation and
transition of a company’s processes, technologies and goals. The main aim of the change
management is to initiate strategies and approaches for effecting change, helping people and
controlling change to adapt to change. Anderson and Anderson (2010) stated that change
management is the obedience that assists how citizens prepare, support, and equip individuals to
successfully and efficiently adopt the change to drive organizational results and growth. The
change management renders a structured approach for managing and supporting the individuals
in the organization to shift from their own current states to their own future states. According to
Cameron and Green (2015), change management is a method, process and tool to handle the
people side of change to attain the desired business results and outcomes. In other words, change
management incorporates the managerial methods and tools that may be used to provide help the
individuals make effective personal transitions outcomes in the implementation and
understanding of change.
Change management may also be defined as a collective term for all approaches and strategies to
prepare and provide support teams, companies and individuals in making organizational change
(Prosci, 2018). Mainly, change management focuses inwards on the company and people as well
within the organization and it can be defined as continuous process. Change management further
refers to the acceptance of a process, idea, though, opinion, behavior and process that is
innovative and unique to an organization. Cummings and Worley (2014) highlight the needs and
requirements for managerial change to handle with environmental pressures and to attain the
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objectives and goals of continuous development and survival. On the other hand, Burke (2017)
argues that change is necessary to cope with unpredicted shifts in the organizational
environment. Change management is very complex strategic task in any company. In many
cases, managers and leaders are liable for the formulation and initiation of change. It is noted that
change managers need to be proactive in eliminating and minimizing the amount of resistance by
having the plan to overcome resistance ready. Change management may be result in the
organization of external and internal factors. It is quite complex to determine how change
management can be sustained and initiated in the firm effectively and successfully. It is analyzed
that organizational change is uncertain, difficult and complex process that requires careful and
effective analysis and planning.
After the various analysis, it is noted that change management is a tool and framework structured
across the changing capabilities, needs and wants of the firm. Change management theory and
model is used to adopt, prepare and initiate significant and radical organizational changes
including its policies, rules, culture, procedures, employee roles, and processes. Apart from this,
change management strategy also plays a significant and vital role to accomplish the desired
targets and objectives. A change management strategy explains specific ways in which a
company will address such things as changes in the inventory requirements, supply chain and
scheduling.
Change management in today’s organizations
In today’s era, change management is becoming an effective and dynamic part of each and every
organization. Change management helps in increasing performance and productivity of the
workers and further, it reduces costs and resistance to change within the organization (Burke,
2017). Let’s talk about an example, At Nokia Company the major and significant organizational
change happened with the execution of “Booster programme” in the year 2008. This programme
was introduced seeking at the ever changing customer expansion and aspirations of unique and
innovative technologies among the competitors. This booster programme helped in generating
new employment in the organization thus, the company had been able to attract and retain
maximum candidates (London business school, 2018).
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