Organizational Transition and Change Resistance

Ovidiu Nicolescu and Ciprian Nicolescu
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Ciprian Nicolescu: Academia de Studii Economice Bucure?ti

Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2006, vol. 7(502), issue 7(502), 9-16

Abstract: The paper focuses on the very important atopic of organizational transition and change resistance. It is divided in four parts. The first part deals with transition inevitability and its content in the change process. The second part of the paper refers to the change resistance. After a short presentation of a recent approach of this topic, elaborated by Rick Maurer, the authors present their point of view, identifying 14 main causes refering to the main factors involved in the organizational transition. In the third part, authors have formulated a set of key elements which should be taken into consideration in order to achieve a rapid and succesful organizational changes. These key elements are valable for any type of organization – entreprise, institution, locality, region, country a.s.a. The last part of the study deals with conflicts approach, which appear almost always during organizational transition. The conflicts are separated in three categories and for whom are presented the methodes recommended in order to solve them with good results.

Keywords: organisation transition; change resistance; transition phases; stakeholder; resistance change sources; change need; organisational conflict; change leader; change sustenability. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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