Change Management

Article Review # 116022

Business > Management
Computer and Technology > Technology

Change Management

A look at five articles on companies who implemented technological change within their organizations.

1,030 words () | 7 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses five articles that focus on companies who brought about effective changes and the critical success factors they considered. The paper examines David Tranfield's "Team Working: Redesigning the Organization for Manufacturing Improvements", Patricia A. McLagan's "The Change Capable Organization", Nah, Fiona Fui-Hoon et al's "ERP Implementation: Chief Information Officers' Perceptions of Critical Success Factors" Majed Al-Mashari's "A Process Change Oriented Model for ERP Application" and finally, Wanda J. Orlikowski's "CASE Tools as Organizational Change".

Outline:
Change Management
A Step towards the Articles
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Change is defined as a process where things are manipulated in such a manner that they do not lose their existing characteristics but are transformed for the better or the worse. Google defines change as to "make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence." (Internet)
"Change is an aspect that is faced and dealt with by every thing. Organizations must keep with the rapidly evolving environment by changing the way it works and the processes it uses to reach its goals. Change is a very important factor associated with several critical success factors as how to implement change."

Sample of Sources Used:

Al-Mashari, Majed (2003). A Process Change Oriented Model for ERP Application. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 16(1). P. 39-55.
Internet. Definitions of Change on the Web. Retrieved on May 25, 2006 from: http://www.google.com.pk/search?hl=en&lr=&defl=en&q=define:change&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
McLagan, Patricia A. (2003) The Change Capable Organization.
Nah, Fiona Fui-Hoon et al. (2003) ERP Implementation: Chief Information Officers' Perceptions of Critical Success Factors. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 16(1). P. 5-22.
Orlikowski, Wanda J. (1993) CASE Tools as Organizational Change: Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in System Development. MIS Quarterly. September.