Change in Leadership / Management

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer maintains that in a business organization, change can be one or more of these changes commonly occurring in organizations: adaptive, innovative, and radically innovative changes. The writer then proposes that the new system that the leadership of the changing world should adopt and implement would be receptive to change. Further, the writer explains that this would be a program that will truly allow employees to be open to change, with the provision, of course, that these changes will also be perceived as beneficial to individuals and groups concerned in the organization. Finally, the writer analyzes the changes in the nature of leadership as demonstrated in Peter Senge's work, "The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations".

Outline:
A. The Concept of "change" in a Business Context
B. Conceptualization of a Simple System or Theory on Leadership of the Changing World
C. Analysis of "The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations" by Peter Senge
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From the Paper:

"The first and most basic and common change in organizations, are adaptive changes. Adaptive changes are primarily influenced by technological innovations and administrative changes and re-organization. Technological innovations involve changes in the organization's daily operations with the introduction of automated activities and transactions. Though most technologies function independently, human intervention is still needed for these functions to run smoothly. Thus, employees will be affected by these changes, as they are "forced" to adapt to technological advancements, and learn how to operate these in order for their activities become easier and faster. Technological innovations are just one of the many manifestations of changes that explicitly demonstrate the complexity that change can do to the organization's culture and its members."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Caldwell, R. (2003). "Change leaders and change managers: different or complementary?" Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 24, Issue 5/6.
• Higgs, M. (2003). "How can we make sense of leadership in the 21st century?" Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 24, Issue 5/6.
• Kreitner, R. and A. Kinicki. (1995). Organizational Behavior. Chicago: Richard D. Irwin, Inc.
• McLagan, P. (2002). "Change leadership today." T+D, Vol. 56, Issue 11.
• Senge, P. (1990). "The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations." Sloan Management Review, Vol. 32, Issue 1.

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