Management

Understanding Change in the Workplace

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Today change goes on all around us, all the time. It may once have been enough for a manager to fit into whatever job he or she was given and just keep things ticking along smoothly in much the same way as they always had.
Today, however, no manager can afford to accept the status quo. If an organ- ization is to stay competitive and prosper, it must constantly change – which means that an essential part of your role as an effective manager is to initiate, plan and implement change.
As a first line manager, the type of change you implement will probably be small- scale, perhaps as part of a gradual, ongoing programme of continuous improve- ment, in which frequent minor changes are made to processes and products or services. In a small organization, you may also have the opportunity to implement a larger, more dramatic change that crosses departmental boundaries. But the more likely scenario is that large-scale change projects will be initiated by senior management, often in response to opportunities and threats presented by exter- nal forces. Either way, you, as a manager will need to take a major role in:

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Series Title

Understanding Change in the Workplace

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Publisher

USA : Pergamon Flexible Learning., 2007

Collation

1-101

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-08-046424-4

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NONE

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Edition

5th Edititon

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Management

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