Learning outcome 4

Evaluate the relationship between organisational design and change management

The changing environment: 
  • How does this impact on organisations to adapt? 
  • Do they take an incremental or radical approach? The decision will determine how the organisation is designed and managed.

Change management: 
  • Change management theories and theorists such as Lewin, Kotter, transformational change or the psychology of change. 
  • Consider effective change management within legal and ethical constraints.

Barriers to change: 
  • Considering these at the organisational and individual level where it is accepted that people are the biggest barriers. Self-efficacy perceptions and the relationship to organisational change.

Overcoming barriers to change:
  • Through communication, employee involvement, organisational re-design and/or preparing employees for change.