Resistance to Change
Resistance to Change in a Nutshell Resistance to change is any action, attitude or feeling that slows down, blocks or opposes a change in a business. It can be individual or collective,…
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Spec point: A-Level AQA – 3.10 Managing Strategic Change
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Managing Change
Managing Change in a Nutshell Managing change means planning, communicating and controlling a shift in how a business operates so that it reaches its goals. Change can be internal or external, incremental…
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Kotter and Schlesinger’s Four Reasons for Resistance to Change
Kotter and Schlesinger’s Four Reasons for Resistance to Change in a Nutshell Kotter and Schlesinger argued that staff resist change for four main reasons: parochial self-interest, misunderstanding and lack of trust, different…
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Lewin’s Force Field Analysis
Lewin’s Force Field Analysis in a Nutshell Lewin’s Force Field Analysis is a tool managers use to decide whether a change is worth pursuing. It lists the driving forces for change and…
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10 min
Restraining Forces
Restraining Forces in a Nutshell Restraining forces are the factors that resist or slow down change in a business, such as fear of job losses, cost, union opposition and old habits. They…
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Driving Forces
Driving Forces in a Nutshell Driving forces are the factors that push a business towards change, such as new technology, competitors, laws or falling performance. They come from Kurt Lewin’s Force Field…
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