Resistance to organizational change: Successful implementation of change through effective communication (PDF)

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: none, International Islamic University, course: Change Management, language: English, abstract: Organizations have been passing through transition phase over time. Some organizations
have failed to transform, while others have successfully implemented their desired
change. Previous literature has focused on the rationale behind the failure as well as the
success of these organizations. Literature concluded that the resistance of employees
serves to be a major factor behind the failure of any organization, willing to implement
change. Further, researchers found that this resistance can be lessen by applying suitable
communication techniques to align employees with the coming change according to the
culture of organization and employees. For the purpose of alignment, a charismatic leader
is required who has the potential to eradicate the gaps between the concerns of top
management and its employees. This paper draws attention towards the causes of
resistance; the impact of culture dimensions on organizational change and management
decisions, and examines how communication being a major factor can overcome
resistance by employees. This article eventually recommends that a charismatic
leadership can bring change with the consent of the followers and that is mainly due to
the attributes associated with leader's traits. Consequently, this article proposes the
methodology that brings a happy ending to a change process. T