Factors Affecting Change

Factors Affecting Change

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Social tensions in an organization can lead to changes in an organization. One of the existing social tension that can lead to changes in an organization concerns the communication network. The network of communication may be such that every employee in an organization is capable of viewing the communication amid parties in an organization. For example, consider an organization that carries its communication through the social media such as the Facebook. Such an organization is likely to expose even confidential matters. Changing this mode of communication in an organization will facilitate confidentiality of information between parties. Another social tension in an organization entails the language and dressing code that employees should use, where these are not defined in an organization. Because of diversity in culture, people have a difference in the way they value a certain mode of dressing and language. Therefore, due to this difference, an organization should be ready to change its culture and define a language and dressing code that employees should use.

One of the conditions for change is that it should be achievable. An organization should consider realizing a change that is attainable; in case the change is not achievable, the organization will not be capable of implementing the change (Burke, 2002). Another condition for change is that it should be agreed upon by all the parties. This makes it easy to meet the objectives of implementing the change. Leadership influences the change process through initiating the process and being in the frontline in implementing the change. A leader can create conditions for change through engaging all the parties to a change process and engaging experts to know whether the change is attainable (Burke, 2002).

References

Burke, W. W. (2002). Organization change: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage.