Change Review

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The writer of this essay notes that in the business world, change has always been the order of the day. The writer points out that existing and developing technology has provided the backdrop for rapid change not only for businesses internally and locally, but also externally and internationally. Basic business functions, record keeping and communications are facilitated by technology, which provides for time and manpower to effectively be invested in innovation and other areas of improvement in the company. The writer explains that for whichever purpose technology is used in a specific company, the fact of change remains. Along with change comes the necessity for change management. In this article, the writer discusses different models and theories regarding change management within the business world.


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The Action-Observation-Reflection Model
The Normative Decision Model
Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)
The Contingency Model
The Path-Goal Theory
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"For whichever purpose technology is used in a specific company, the fact of change remains. Along with change comes the necessity for change management. From a human management perspective, this is no easy task. Many contingencies need to be considered in terms of change in the business world. Concomitantly with the fact of change, it is also true that human beings in generally dislike change, and some resistance will result. Nevertheless, the inevitability of change makes it impossible to avoid it, and managers therefore need to have strategies in place for managing change optimally within their specific situations. For the Long Beach Mortgage Technology Project Plan, for example, the changes and additions to existing technology has been shown not only to be necessary in terms of retaining a competitive edge, but also in order to increase the speed and effectiveness of client communications and business. It has also been shown that networking and concomitant security practices are essential to the success of the new implementations. The new implementations will furthermore be quite complex, even while they are integrated with existing systems. In order to manage such wide-scale changes effectively, it is essential that the IT manager, Mr. Andrade, effectively manage the implementation team and the personnel involved in the changes. In order to do this, he has to keep in mind that technological complexity and the implementation of new software that workers have to familiarize themselves with involve a certain amount of uncertainty and thus fear and also resistance to change."

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