AN ESSAY ON CULTURAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Organisations are dynamic settings in that they are continually changing. To change something means either altering, varying or modifying it in some way. Changes have occurred gradually in organisations since the days of F.W. Taylor, from the methods he used, to the mechanisation and automatic production lines of modern industry. (Handy c. 1993) The organisation is typically viewed as an open system in constant interaction with its context, transforming inputs into outputs as a means …

…be noted that for managers to manage organisational changes, they should not rely too much on their experience. Managers should adopt a more flexible role and have a management style conducive to change. In other words, managers must be able to apply a mix of leadership style in order to meet environmental differences and conditions. Managers must pay attention to change which manifest themselves in cultural differences. They must be conscious of difference and diversity.