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Resistance to change in a small state run organisation
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Resistance to change in a small state run organisation Introduction Organisation Development (OD) is a paradigm combining humanistic philosophy and theories about organisational change. The objective of OD is to design organisations that foster individual growth as well as economic prosperity. OD assumes that organisations must be guided to the desired state by an active intervention supported my management. The managerial effort must therefore be effective in overcoming the inherent opposition to change within organisations. A successful OD project will create a learning organisation that is dynamic instead of rigid. The objective of this essay is to use a case study to show how resistance to change can develop in an organisation and what fuels it. The case chosen is a small state run company operating in a stable market. The essay will not speculate how the company would react to specific OD interventions. However, the essay will show how OD theories...
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