ly perceived by individuals within an organ izational environment are more likely to meet resistance than are those changes which are fully and completely explained by managers to the employees. Fear of impending change may cause an individual to react emotionally through the display of pre judices and and cultural values.
To successfully manage change within an organizational environment, the manager must be able to correctly discern the meanings of the actions by members of the organization, and must be able to understand the motives underlying such resis tance to change. Each of the three underlying reasons for resistance to organizational change insecurity, economic, and socio psychological factors will likely be found in all resis tance to change; however, the relative strengths of these three underlying reasons will likely vary according to both the situ ation and to the individuals involved.
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