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Pilkingtons Organizational Change Process

   

Added on  2020-04-01

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Pilkington’s organizational change process2Executive summaryEvery organization must undergo change since the business environment is dynamic and keep on changing. Causes of organizational change can be internal or external depending on the nature of problems being experienced in the organization. Internal forces lead to system reconfiguration while external changes lead to strategies that seek to keep the business relevant in the market environment. Pilkington underwent both internal and external change as a way of solving internal organizational problems and developing strategies to overcome challenges in theexternal market. This report highlights the change process of the organization through looking at the causes of change, the change process and the strategies that were put in place to overcome change.

Pilkington’s organizational change process3Table of ContentsExecutive summary.........................................................................................................................2Introduction......................................................................................................................................5Factors that moved Pilkington towards change...............................................................................5Change process phases at Pilkington...............................................................................................6Type of organizational culture problems at Pilkington...................................................................7Motivation in the organization.........................................................................................................8Ways to overcome resistance to change..........................................................................................8How Pilkington attempted to undertake change in the organizational structure.............................9Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10References......................................................................................................................................11

Pilkington’s organizational change process4Pilkington’s organizational change processIntroductionOrganizational change is the modification and redesigning of management structures to adapt and survive against competition and other forces by making the organization more efficientand effective. On the other hand organizational development is alignment of organizational processes to align them with the changing environment that they operate in. the business environment dynamic requiring strategies to keep the business going (Bradford & Burke, 2005). Pilkington has chosen to undergo organizational change and development due to internal and external forces with the environment that it operates in. This report highlights Pilkington change process through analyzing the causes of change and the whole change process.Factors that moved Pilkington towards changeChange within the organization can be caused by both internal and external factors. Internal factors for change are caused by the need to change the structure of the organization to improve business processes[ CITATION Geo07 \l 1033 ]. The need to improve the organizationby adopting new business practices and management styles led to organizational changes within Pilkington as a way of developing new business competencies to catch up with the ever-changingenvironment. The organization was operating on an old system that had been in place for the last few years and the employees were old. These changes were therefore, transformation periods that led to solutions to internal management challenges that were being witnessed. External factors of change exist outside the organization and are caused by the need for the organization to create new competencies for competition. Pilkington external changes were caused by competition from overseas competitors who caused external pressure on its business operation. The need to accommodate diversity and compete in a global environment led to the

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