Resistance to change
People in general are naturally wary of change. Resistance to change can take many forms and it is often difficult to pinpoint the exact reasons for the resistance. Most people feel threatened and confused by the challenge of change. Emotions such as uncertainty, frustration or fear are common reactions. It is understandable therefore that people often adopt a defensive and negative attitude, and demonstrate resistance to change. Mullins (1996) Buchanan & Huczynski (1997) point out that change can be resisted because it can be threatening and involves confrontation with the unknown and loss of the familiar. Change presents those involved with new situations, new problems and challenges, and with ambiguity and uncertainty. Many people find change, or the thought of change, painful and frustrating. Fincham & Rhodes (1999) indicate that change can be extremely difficult to get going in organisations, and that in practice, overcoming the barriers to effective change, and what can broadly be termed 'organisational inertia', is a key concern of management. They also suggest that because organisations are made up of people who will be differently affected by change, the impact of change needs to be planned accurately rather than widely recognized. Managers need to know who has changed and who has not. Management must recognise the complexities of the change process. Cummings &
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles There are many obstacles in life that people have to overcome. It could be being born with a disability or something simple as going to school. Some obstacles are easy to run over but some aren't. To overcome obstacles I think that I must know from right and wrong, being smart of the decision, and taking action in what is needed to be done. There is a huge difference in just saying that I will do something and actually taking action in it. It's my choice in what I want to do in life and there will be many things that will try and stop me. Knowing from right and wrong can be a big factor in overcoming obstacles. There are things in life that can severely damage my life forever but some aren't as bad. Whatever obstacle that comes upon will always have a good and bad thing about the decision that's made. As teenagers there are many obstacles that come up to us. One big thing is drugs and alcohol; a large amount of people that do drugs and drink probably started as a teenager in some point. If someone would ask me to smoke or drink with them, I would probably say no. there are many risks factors of doing drugs and drinking alcohol. The big thing is that it is illegal underage and it can harm my body in many different ways. The right thing to do is to say no and not do anything that will harm me now or in the future. The wrong thing for me to do is to try
Overcoming Barriers to Learning
Overcoming Barriers to Learning Contents INTRODUCTION 2 PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS 2 STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING BARRIERS. 5 1. Individual family factors 5 2. Transport 7 3. Location / fabric of building 8 4. Cultural 9 5. Publicity 11 6. Cost 13 REFERENCES 15 Introduction This assignment attempts to clarify some of the institutional and personal factors, which may prevent adults or young people from seeking basic skills tuition. It will suggest how some of these barriers may be overcome. In particular, it will consider what the teacher can do to create positive attitudes towards learning in the student. Personal and Institutional factors Although I have attempted to place the factors under the appropriate heading, usually the factor relates both to the individuals' personal factors and the factors considered by the organisation providing the basic skills support. The individual has their needs and experiences; the institution provides facilities to fulfil the needs and requirements of the individual whilst providing the environment necessary to encourage the development of the individuals' basic skills. PERSONAL FACTORS INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS . Lack of Access to resources Consider transport, publicity and time implications 2. Lack of Child care Providing crèche 3. Class issues Equal Opportunities 4. Community's issues, problems,
Resistance to change in a small state run organisation
Resistance to change in a small state run organisation Introduction Organisation Development (OD) is a paradigm combining humanistic philosophy and theories about organisational change. The objective of OD is to design organisations that foster individual growth as well as economic prosperity. OD assumes that organisations must be guided to the desired state by an active intervention supported my management. The managerial effort must therefore be effective in overcoming the inherent opposition to change within organisations. A successful OD project will create a learning organisation that is dynamic instead of rigid. The objective of this essay is to use a case study to show how resistance to change can develop in an organisation and what fuels it. The case chosen is a small state run company operating in a stable market. The essay will not speculate how the company would react to specific OD interventions. However, the essay will show how OD theories can explain the organisational dynamics of resistance to change. To address the task the essay will be broken into three parts. The first part introduces the main concepts and ideas of organisational stability and change. The second part explains the OD change model and the third draws a lesson from the case mentioned. . Organisational stability and change A. Organisations defined The interaction of individuals
Change Resistance
Individual Written Assignment Change Resistance Paper Week 4 Natalie White Management 563 Dr. Rhonda Polak July 29 2002 Change Resistant We as humans' beings are always resistant to change if we are comfortable with surroundings and ourselves. We do not like to be challenged with change because fear of the unknown. "Resistance is a natural reaction to change"(Weitz, 1995, p.75). In order to fully change an individual's style of thinking and working, we must understand the theory and techniques in order to bread down the barriers of resistance. In many cases, leaders have been privy to the change before the subordinates, and they have had time to develop acceptance and direction. People need the same opportunity to understand, accept, and adjust within a reasonable period of time. Change involves old habits and the development of new ones. Why is change necessary? The concept of "staying in place" or "standing still" in business is little more than an illusion. You're either moving forward or falling behind. It may be slow, and you may not notice it on daily basis, but its happening. Change is the catalyst for moving ahead. I have seeing some of this reaction to change in the process that has been initiated at Wayne County Community College. The college has engaged in a series of six future search conferences, past years, which has help to clarify the vision
Dealing With Resistance to Change
Managing Change: Dealing With Resistance to Change Introduction The Oxford dictionary defines change as 'making or becoming different', this statement is very open and broad but so is change. People all around the world experience change's every day be it the weather, a change of clothes or more importantly major social or economic changes. An example of a large change in recent times is the conversion of major European currencies to the Euro. A change like this affects every one from a major multinational company the newsagents on the corner of the street, thus causing businesses to rethink and change how they are run. However we look at change it is inevitable, continual and will always be there, good or bad. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how companies can manage change and try to decrease the complications that arise from it. What is change and why is it so difficult? This sounds quite a simple question but I assure you when you begin to think about it, it's not. The opening part of this paper will be dedicated to answering the question. I shall include a detailed description of the meaning of change, how it affects everyone involved and sometimes not and also attempt to find out why companies fear the word 'change'. Once a business knows what change is they need to know what it incurs and how to manage it? This will be the focal point of the second part of
Effects change of diameter has on to resistance.
Effects change of diameter has on to resistance. I am going to be measuring what effect diameter of a wire has on resistance of a wire. In my prediction I will be considering two equations. I will have to rearrange this equation to make R the subject. Once I have done this I will get an equation like this. In this equation R is resistance, A is the cross sectional area, P is the resistivity and L is the length. In this equation I also need to substitute in the equation for area, therefore the equation will also be linked to diameter of the wire. The equation I will be substituting into the above is. ?.d2 When this is substituted into the equation for resistance it will give me an equation like this. I am going to be trying to find out the relationship between resistance and diameter. In my experiment I will make a circuit as follows. A wire is placed into the two crocodile clips and pulled straight. The wire must be of about 1.2 meters in length, this leaves me with enough wire to wrap it around the crocodile clips to get a good connection. The wire that is actually in the circuit and has a current passing through it should be 1 meter in length. We then set the voltage to 1.5 volts and take a measurement of voltage and current, then use the variable resistor to change the current then take the measurements again, we do this three times and then take an average. Then
Overcoming Indecisiveness
Overcoming Indecisiveness: Popular Strategic Methods: Recourse to someone or even something else: Examples are astrology (not astronomy which is a science), palm readings, looking up at stars, dialing 1-900 psychic friends, telepathy, telekinesis, the aura, crystals, dreams, colors, Feng Shui, numerology, fortune-tellers, etc. Physiognomy is any judgment about a person's character based on external appearance. Examples of physiognomy are: reflexology (your feet know), iridology (your eyes know). Physiognomy dates back to Aristotle. For example, in contrast to astrology, one must accept the fact that success is not due to a fortuitous concourse of stars at our birth, but due to a steady trail of sparks from the grindstones of hard work, determination, good planning, and perseverance. When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened. In all these popular avoidance strategies, you are better off taking advice from Kermit the Frog. A New York City detective said, "I've gone into hundreds of fortune-tellers, and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest them." Fortune befriends the bold who make good decisions. Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. False hopes: Hoping for something to happen over which
The aim of this experiment is to measure how the resistance change as the factors change
Planning Aim: The aim of this experiment is to measure how the resistance change as the factors change. There are so many variables-temperature of surroundings, length, thickness, material, temperature of the wire, surface area, magnetic properties, coated or not and purity-that can be chosen to measure in this experiment. But in this experiment I am only going to measure two of them, which are length and thickness because these two are the easiest to measure and show the effects on the resistance. Prediction: The result should be showing that the resistance increase as the length or thickness increase. This happens because when length or thickness increases, the current will decrease. As the voltage won't change, if the current decreases, then the resistance will increase. Method: In the experiment I will need to use apparatus listed below. * Copper wires with different length * Copper wires with different thickness * Connection wires * Voltmeter * Ammeter * Electricity supply or battery * Variable resistor Diagram: First, I will connect the electricity supply, variable resistor, voltmeter, ammeter and the first copper wire with connection wires. Then, I will switch on the electricity supply and keep the voltage steady by checking the reading on the voltmeter. Also, I will check the reading on the ammeter as well. After that I will record all the readings in a
What factors change the resistance of a wire?
Physics AT1: What factors change the resistance of a wire? Task Investigate the factors which change the resistance of a wire. Knowledge Resistance is a measure of how well a resistor/ component allows current to flow through. Conductors have a low resistance because they allow current to flow through easily. On the other hand insulators have high resistance because they do not allow currents to flow through easily. Resistors can be used to change the current in a circuit; you can use a variable resistor or a rheostat. A resistor is a device that is commonly used. Resistors are used to have specific values of resistance. Resistance opposes the flow of electrons. They can also limit the amount of currents flowing through a circuit for a particular applied voltage. Something with a high resistance, it is harder for the current to go through. This is because more energy is needed to be used to force electrons through it. Therefore heat is given off. Something with a low resistance lets electricity pass through it easily. Factors that change the resistance of a wire: > Long wires have more resistance than short wires. > Thin wires have more resistance than thick wires. > Nichrome wire has more resistance than copper wires of the same size. The equation for resistance is: Voltage Resistance Resistance is measured in ohms (?? Prediction I predict that as I will
