Managing People Through Change: An HR Issue That Concerns Managers

Deb Sircar*
*Lecturer in Business &Management ,Aberdeen Business School.
Periodicity:September - November'2006
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.1.2.396

Abstract

It is argued that individuals resist change. However, external change drivers in the business environment continuously influence internal organisational change. This change often disrupts the performance of individuals. Therefore, there should be an internal change management programme in place to ensure that change is managed in such a way that it does not affect individuals adversely. This study observes that there is a requirement for a conceptual framework in this area of change which is responsive to individual needs. Therefore, attention is to be given to the micro level of change rather than organisations viewing change as a single event.

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Deb Sircar (2006). Managing People Through Change: An Hr Issue That Concerns Managers. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 1(2), 42-49. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.1.2.396

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