Evolution of Change Management
Introduction Organizational change refers to the actions in which a company or a business alters a major component of its organization, its culture, the underlying technologies, or infrastructure it uses to operate, or its internal processes. (Sorbierski, 2020) Change is necessary for organizations to continue to thrive and meet and exceed the competition of industry competitors. Companies face changes every day such as launching new products or restructuring the organization. If the companies make changes without proper planning, they wouldn’t be able to sustain themselves in their respective industry for longer. Strategic change management allows companies to make needed changes carefully and responsibly. Strategic change management is the process of managing change in a structured, thoughtful way to meet organizational goals, objectives, and missions. (Davis and Stewart, n.d.) Evolution of change management In 1948, Lester Coch and John French Jr found that even though people were t...