Organization Change Management
Organization Change Management
Introduction
It is crucial for a company to achieve successful management of change for its survival in the competitive and changing business environment. There are various theories and approaches that are contradictory to researcher's change management. These approaches are supported by unchallenged hypothesis concerning the nature of the business while others do not have empirical evidence
There are four fundamental principles that should be used in change management for business or a company to move in the right direction. These principles are planning, controlling, influence and organizing. Good managers ensure they prioritize these principles and give them the same weight (Aras & Crowther, 2008). The four principles should run concurrently for production of the required results in any business. When one of the principles is ignored or underused, the business is doomed to produce poor results.
This principle helps in the determination of the organization goals and objectives of a company that is in the change management process. Appropriate management of change should consider proper planning because it helps in coming up with reasonable and realistic goals that are achievable as the business is undergoing change. Planning helps employees to set tasks that should be conducted in the organization for the achievement of the desired goals. The planning process helps the employees to differentiate when the task should be performed and how it should be performed. When there is planning in organizations, employees, are coordinated; hence, they work together for the achievement of the same objective. When the managers come up with an efficient plan, the employees are influenced to work for the success of the organization.
Organizing
Through the organization, the employees are given the tasks and assignments they should perform to ensure there is sustainability. The organizing process is cogent because it ensures proper management since the employees can complete their assignments on time. Proper organization assists employee to perform their work satisfactorily thus it is a sign of quality management. For a company to manage their employees well, it should incorporate the organization process in their management.
Controlling
Good management of employees ensures that they are controlled because this makes things happen according to plan. When employees are controlled, they rarely move out of the goals and objectives, but they work on them. The process of controlling is salient because it helps to measure whether the performance of the employees (Griffiths & Petrick 2001). There is a satisfactory management when employees are controlled because there is easy monitoring of the company’s progress. This process helps in the collection of the right information to be used by employees. Controlling helps in measuring the employee’s performance in accordance with some stipulated standards that should be met.
Influencing
Influencing is sagacious because it helps in guiding and directing the employees to the company’s objectives. The managers should influence the employees by motivating them in their work. Influencing helps in proper management of employees because it ensures that they perform their tasks satisfactorily. Managers can influence employees by offering them rewards doing a marvelous job. Influencing helps in quality management of employees because they can set goals and objective, which are attainable.
An evaluation of an organization helps those in management to realize a short-term and long-term goal at the right time. It helps the managers to detect whether the organization is moving in the right direction and if not, they can come up with solutions before it is too late (Griffiths & Petrick 2001). An evaluation of an organization is considered important because it helps the managers know whether the goals target and objectives that were originally designed are met.
Through evaluation, the company can come up with strategies for dealing with the changing environment. Because the technology is rising at a fast rate, it is important for organizations to come up with methodologies for incorporating beneficial technology into their system (Daily & Huang, 2005). It will help an organization make adjustments in areas that need improvement.
For a company to conduct a good evaluation, it should consider the employees as their priority. Employees are the most significant body in an organization; hence, the company should be very careful not to lower the morale of the workers when they are conducting their evaluations. It can be achieved through involving them in the decision-making of the company's goals because realistic goals will be addressed. In the evaluation process, the company should reward the employees who do a good job. It will help boost their morale; hence, working aggressively to achieve the goals of the company
Companies should not dwell on strength, weakness, opportunity, threat, (SWOT) evaluation. It is because an organization may concentrate too much on its strengths and forget about the weaknesses. SWOT is a good tool for reflecting how the company is performing, but it is not a competitive advantage. It is because a SWOT emphasizes only on the advantages and positive sides of the company (Aras & Crowther, 2008).
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