 The Human Role Within Organizational Change: A Complex System PerspectiveTobias M. Scholz ()
A chapter in Change Management and the Human Factor, 2015, pp 19-31 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Although complex systems have been part of organizational studies for several decades, research have only shifted significantly in recent years. This paper is based on existent work on complex systems and particularly on the research about power-law distributions. Through this research stream, we propose that organizational change becomes more explainable. Furthermore we suggest that the human role within organizational change will have a strong influence on the change process, and therefore it is necessary to research the distribution of the human network to improve the change process. Distinguishing behavior in a human network following the power-law distribution or normal distribution will lead to different approaches towards the change process. Interestingly both distributions point to opposing actions. Based on this, understanding the human role within a complex system will be essential for observing the dynamic interactions within an organization, and thus understanding the human network within organizational change. Keywords: Change Process; Organizational Change; Simple Rule; Pareto Distribution; Emergent Process (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:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-07434-4_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07434-4_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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