ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES FOR CHANGE

Ø  ENVIRONMENT FACTORS FOR ORGANIZATION CHANGE

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE

Ø  MEANING OF ENVIRONMENT

◦     SUM TOTAL OF THOSE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE BUSINESS AND OVER WHICH THE BUSINESS HAS NO CONTROL.

• OPPORTUNITIES MEANS POSITIVE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND HELPED THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE.
• THREATS:-NEGATIVE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND HINDERED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION

Ø  COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT

Ø  EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT FORCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION CHNAGE

1.     POLITICAL CHANGES:-GOVERNMENT POLICY,CHANGE IN PARTY IN THE GOVT AND IDEOLOGY OF THE GOVERNMENT

2.     ECONOMIC CHANGES:-COMBINATION OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS,ECONOMIC POLICIES,AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF A COUNTRY.

3.     CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS SOCIAL:COMPOSITION OF POPULATION,MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME,NUCLEAR FAMILY AND MORE AWARENESS

4.     CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT:-AUTOMATION IN INDUSTRIES,HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND PRODUCTS KNOW HOW

5.     CHANGES IN NATURAL/PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:-PROTECTION OF ECOLOGY,EMPHASIS OF DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR POLLUTION CONTROL AND EMPHASIS OF AVOIDING TRAGEDIES HAVING GREATER IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

6.     GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT:-FOREIGN INVESTMENT,GLOBALIZATION,EXCHANGE CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

Ø  INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT FORCES

1.     DEFICIENCY IN EXISTING MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: REORGANIZATION OF STRUCTURE,NEED FOR CHANGING THE OLD POLICES/RULES.MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS

2.     CHANGE IN MANAGERIAL STAFF/CHANGES IN OPERATIVE STAFF

3.     MORE PROFESSIONALISM

4.     MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS

5.     INTRODUCTION OF AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT/COMPUTERIZATION

6.     DIVERSITY OF EMPLOYEES

7.     EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR ,EXPECTATION

8.     UNION AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS

9.     EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION

10.  FLEXI HOURS

11.  JOB DISSATISFACTION

Ø  FACTORS ORGANIZATION CHANGE

1.     PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS:-HOW THE PROPOSED CHANGE AFFECT THE PSYCHE OF EMPLOYEES. HE FEELS COMFORTABLE OR STRESS FULL

2.     PERSONAL FACTORS:-FLEXIBILITY OR RIGIDITY

3.     SOCIAL FACTORS:-HOW THE CHANGE IS PERCEIVED BY THE GROUP TO WHICH THE EMPLOYEE BELONG.IF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS CONFLICTING WITH THE NORMS AND VALUES OF THE GROUP. IT WILL BE TOUGH FOR MANAGEMENT TO INTRODUCE CHANGES .BUT IF ACCORDING TO THE NORMS IT WILL BE ACCEPTED MORE QUICKLY

Ø  OPTIONS WITH EMPLOYEES IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

1.     REJECTION: WHEN THE CHANGE IS PERCEIVED AS DESTRUCTIVE. THE EMPLOYEES SHOW ACTIVE RESISTANCE AND LEAVE THE JOB BY RESIGNING

2.     RESISTANCE:-RESISTANCE CAN BE OPEN OR COVERT.OPEN RESISTANCE CAN BE OBSERVED

3.     TOLERANCE:-NEUTRAL ABOUT THE CHANGE

4.     ACCEPTANCE:-VIEWED POSITIVELY AND ACCEPTED WITH COOPERATION AND ENTHUSIATIC