 The Phases of ChangeMagne Y. Orgland Chapter 2 in Initiating, Managing and Sustaining Strategic Change, 1997, pp 13-26 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Any change process can be thought of as going through distinct phases or stages. An individual going through a divorce or the loss of a loved one will experience several distinct phases in the process of adapting to the new situation such as shock, denial, acknowledgment and so on. Researchers have documented that groups of people and organizations react to major changes in a similar way. Conceptually, we can make a distinction between ‘linear’ and ‘circular’ phase models of change. The linear models see change as a straight line process, progressing from a present state, through a transition state to a future state. The implicit assumption in several of these models is that the future state is more desirable than the present state. While the ‘linear’ models follow the Enlightenment tradition of European science and are consistent with that world view, East Asian and Confucian traditions offer a very different, circular theory of change. The East Asian philosophies conceptualize change as a never-ending, cyclical process. Keywords: Change Process; Future State; Distinct Phasis; Neutral Zone; Confucian Tradition (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-14470-9_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14470-9_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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