Organizational Change: What Is It?
Any major change or transition in a company’s operations, especially with reference to its human resources procedures, is referred to as organizational change. It encompasses the many stages of the organization’s growth and development.
Organizations typically undergo change as a reaction to internal or external forces, according to Porras and Silver (1999). In an organization, it is more akin to a cause-and-effect phenomenon that is influenced by time, procedures, the environment, and other circumstances.
Some external forces in the actual world include things like:
- Competition and Market Shifts
- Developments in Technology
- Leadership changes
Likewise, some internal elements would be:
- Low levels of engagement among employees
- High rates of turnover
- Employee management
- Modifications to policies and processes
Organizations are constantly evolving. As a result, the method is more complicated than straightforward. While some modifications are minor, others may be too significant. Organizational change can occasionally be so significant that nothing else changes except the name.
Most of the time, the desire for better things is what drives change. The reason of the change and the results it will produce frequently determine the type of organizational change. We will delve deeper into the same topic in the following section.
