Resistance to Change: culture, policies, structure, technology, leadership, market environment

Resistance to Change
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Resistance to Change
Change in an organization is an unavoidable event, and every organization should readily brace itself for the endless encounters with the phenomenon. Numerous aspects of an organization are prone to change: culture, policies, structure, technology, leadership, market environment (Suddaby & Foster, 2017). The change process is not always smooth and may come as a surprise, often sparking resistance from the stakeholders. Some change processes might render other people's skills void or may require them to acquire additional skills that might prove difficult or tedious. Cost is another factor that might spur the resistance to change. The implementation process for technological transformation that is a typical example of organizational change, for instance, comes at a high cost. The cost incurred for change implementation might be unbearably high and might not sit well with the investors. Personality issues such as being natur...