M1D2: Images of Change A photograph of managers discussing the various images of change in a conference room As stated in Palmer, Dunford, and Akin (2009), “images we hold of organizations affect our interpretations of what we think is going on, what we think needs to happen, and how we think things should happen”. Respond to the following: • Compare and contrast two images of managing change by: º Including a succinct definition of each image. º Describing a circumstance, or situation, wherein a manager might prefer to choose one image over the other. Post your primary response. Read any postings already provided by your instructor or fellow students. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply to it throughout the module. Each post should be 100–150 words and written in your own words. All quoted text must be cited using APA format (6th edition). See the Course Calendar for due dates for posts and responses. Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer. When you’re ready to make your initial posting, please click on the “Create Thread” button and copy/paste the text from your document into the message field.

M1D2: Images of Change

• Compare and contrast two images of managing change by:

º Including a succinct definition of each image.

º Describing a circumstance, or situation, wherein a manager might prefer to choose one image over the other.

The two images present different approaches to change management within an organization as it strives to attain success. Change is a process that requires effective planning and sophistication to impact positively in an organization as originally intended. The change prospects need careful planning and high-efficiency management skills from the management.

The first change management image, provide a process of change management in cycle alignment from assessing the need for change, preparing, planning, implementing and sustaining the change process for high success. On the other hand, the second change image entails a process of change management that provide a transition from the old organization to the new-changed organization (Durant, 1999). The image contains various factors essential to induce change management effectively including human resource management, corporate development, project management, quality management, and IT acquisition.

According to Palmer, et al., managing organization change is critical to the realization of the successful implementation process (Palmer, et al., 2009). The process is significant to elaborate step by step that an organization may choose to use any of the images of change. For example, in an organization when the management wants to introduce a new set of rules and conduct behaviors that control change, the first image serves right to the purpose. It is essential to assess the need for change owing to the functionalities in the contemporary organization operations. This enhances the ability to decide the kind of change that needs to be induced in an organization to improve performance and productivity. The image serves as an efficient guide to the implementation and assessment of the change process.

References

Durant, M. W. (1999). Managing organizational change. Credit Research Foundation Press, Columbia.

Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Akin, G. (2009). Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.