June 5, 2012

Change Management: Why people resist change?

Introduction Every organization will go through a change cycle due to demands of external pressure or internal pressure. Organizational change is the transitioning of an organization from its current state towards a desired future state (Palmer, Dunfin & Akin, 2006). Any type of organizational change will involve changes to individual's roles and responsibilities and its natural that people will resist when they feel threatened by these changes. Resistance to change is the unwillingness or an inability to accept changes that is...
Posted by Vaishak V. Suvarna on Tuesday, June 05, 2012

June 4, 2012

Scenario Planning & Strategy - Part 2

...continued from Part 1 4. Managing Uncertainty and Unpredictability Orthodox strategic planning became popular in the 1960s, during the period consisting of primarily domestic competition, slow changes in industries and a predictable environment (McFarland, 2005). Orthodox strategic planning was appropriate in this environment. But today, business organizations operate in a volatile, hyper-competitive markets facing unpredictable events. Globalization has made business world closer and more connected than ever. Unpredictable...
Posted by Vaishak V. Suvarna on Monday, June 04, 2012

June 1, 2012

Scenario Planning & Strategy - Part 1

1. Introduction As the business environment gets turbulent with uncertainty, organizational decision making process is becoming very complex. Decision making is a vital part of a manager's daily activity especially in the strategic planning and management. In simple terms, strategy is about making decisions on the direction and scope of an organization over the long term (Johnson et al, 2010). This paper analyzes the usage of scenario thinking approach in strategic decision-making process in comparison with orthodox...
Posted by Vaishak V. Suvarna on Friday, June 01, 2012