A System Dynamics Model of Planned Organizational Change

Yitzhak Samuel () and Chanoch Jacobsen ()
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Yitzhak Samuel: University of Haifa
Chanoch Jacobsen: The Technion—Israel Institute of Technology

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 1997, vol. 3, issue 3, No 1, 171 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper suggests that an induction of change program leads to atemporary impairment of organizational performance. A System Dynamics Modelportrays the process of planned organizational change. A set of keyvariables that facilitate or impede change is identified, quantified, andintegrated into the model. Three data sets, reproduced by simulation,demonstrate that the model is internally consistent and empiricallyadequate. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of the‘initial dip’ phenomenon in processes of planned change.

Keywords: organizational performance; planned organizational change; resistance to change; system dynamics; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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