Organizational Change Management

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Identification of Issues
The first issue in the given context is the organizational change. It may be observed that the
employees and staffs of Akbar may be reluctant to change. Such reluctance may happen as the
process of such change involves the initiative to get out of one's comfort zone. The people who
were originally working under given management may find it a bit difficult to work under new
management with new sets of vision and strategies around organizational culture (Carnall,
2018).
Secondly, it may also be noted that the difference in power and politics may also play a critical
role in the change management process. In the instant case scenario, the employees of Akbar
may use to enjoy a certain level of power under the existing organizational set up. After the
restructuring, the employees will have to get accustomed to the new hierarchy which may
significantly impact the morale and motivational level of the employees. In this context, it may
be noted that the desire for power is an eternal requirement of people and management should
consider the same while framing new HR policy with respect to the new set up (Lozano,
Nummert and Ceulemans, 2016).
Last, but not the least, the chance of cultural shock for the employees of Akbar may also be
considered to be high as far as the change management process is concerned. If the business
environment is cross cultural and consisting of people from different cultures, it may be a bit
difficult for the employees to get accustomed with such work culture unless well supported by
training and peer support (Lozano, Ceulemans and Seatter, 2015). In the given car, the
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employees are Akbar may get challenges in terms of diverse culture and communications as the
employees of BP is more cross cultural than that of Akbar.
In this context, the importance of cultural diversity in the workplace is either to mention. The
cultural diversity is critical to the success of the business. The process of creating such a
diversified working environment within the workplace invokes consideration of lots of factors
that are not only internal but also external to the organization. For example, the recruitment of
new staffs and human resources from outside the organization and from the different cultural
background is a step towards creating a culturally diversified workforce. This is certainly an
external factor to the business (Trax, Brunow and Suedekum, 2015). On the contrary, after such
recruitment is over, there needs to be proper training and development program conducted for
those staffs to get acclimatized to the organizational culture that promotes cultural diversity. This
scenario is internal to the business.
In this context, it may be emphasized that the process of cultural diversity increases the
employee efficiency as the diverse thoughts and culture range impacts the operations in an
effective manner, provided there is consistent monitoring in this regard.
Also, the training and development plan is critical for successful implementation of culturally
diversified workplace within the organization as part of the bigger change management process.
The HR manager may be held responsible for suitably designing training and development
program for employees working in a culturally diversified work environment. The organizational
mission and vision should be well articulated and communicated to the employees in such a
manner that there remains no communication related gap and the organizational strategic
positioning is enforced within the employees in the most efficient manner (Trax, Brunow, and
Suedekum, 2015).
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Lastly, the performance management program may also be construed to be one of the most
successful factors for planned and strategic human resource management and therefore change
management. The performance evaluation criteria should be set out at the beginning of the
performance appraisal cycle, preferably at the start of the financial year. The HR manager should
take into consideration the reward plan to boost up the morale and motivational level of the
employees. It has been observed that the different cultures value pecuniary or monetary benefit
or non-monetary benefits in a different manner. Some culture values position and appreciation
more than financial benefits. On the other hand, there are people who will be looking forward to
monetary benefit more. Therefore, it is the duty of the HR managers to decide the appropriate
reward program accordingly.
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Proposed Solutions to Issues:
The above mentioned issues may well be addressed by way of deciding appropriate HRM
strategy. The first issue as mentioned in the previous section of the paper shows the impact of
organizational change. The theorists of change management argue that the resistance to change is
something where the people generally tend to be reluctant in adopting the change. In other
words, such a reluctant attitude towards change happens because the people generally prefer the
status quo and therefore, do not want to get associated with new set ups. In order to address the
issue, the HR manager should plan a formal and informal session with employees and
communication of the issue of organizational restructuring to them efficiently so that any
apprehensions related to the event and probable risk perception may well be clarified and
discussed with the employees who may be construed to be the primary stakeholders in such
scenario.
The second issue is power and politics. The management of Akbar should consider the fact that
the organization, post restructuring with BP, may be able to manage the employees’ satisfaction
by way of appropriate designing of the organizational hierarchy. In this context, it may be worth
to advise that the existing hierarchy should be reviewed and a new set-up should be compared
with the existing one in order to find out the redundancy if any. In case any redundant position
arises, the employees related to the position or positions should be managed to transfer or shift to
an equally challenging and benefitted role so that the morale of the employees do not diminish
(Bourne, 2016).
Lastly, the issue regarding the cultural shock may also be catered with efficient handling by the
HR managers. As mentioned earlier, the managers should conduct the appropriate training and
development program and convey to the employees the benefit of the new structure. Also, the
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