This document discusses the nature of organizational change. It describes different types of change, such as incremental vs. radical change, and continuous vs. episodic change. It also discusses drivers of change including industry disruptions, product life cycles, and organizational dynamics. Successfully implementing change requires reforming an organization's mission, leadership, processes, and power structures to address needs, overcome resistance, and manage risks and uncertainty. The document also outlines stages of organizational change including entrepreneurial, collective, formalization, and elaboration stages.

1. MBA 6113
Change Management
Unit 2
The nature of
organizational change

2. • Direct parallels to types of innovation experienced
• Incremental/Sustaining
• Radical/Disruptive
• Scope of Change
• Convergent
• Radical
• Pace of Change
• Continuous
• Episodic

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Driver – instability or inertia
Form – adaptation or replacement
Nature – emergent or intended (planned)
Feedback – negative or positive
System connectedness – loose or tight

5. • Need stems from
• Industry discontinuities
• Shifts in the product life cycle
• Organizational Dynamics
• Requires
• Reformed mission and core values
• Altered power and status
• Reorganization
• Modified Processes
• New leadership

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Seeking synergy quickly
Overcoming pockets of resistance
Address a long-overdue need for change
Address riskiness and uncertainty

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Entrepreneurial Stage
Collective Stage
Formalization Stage
Elaboration Stage