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Within the Discussion Board area, write 500–800 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Your earlier presentation to the executive leadership team at Heavy WorX has initiated interest in a system approach for increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and morale of the organization. The senior leadership team advocates for you to implement a successful planned change program. Before implementing the program, you need to anticipate the potential for resistance to change throughout the organization.

Based on your readings, research, and experience, discuss the following:

What resistance to change might occur with individuals, groups, and organization as a whole?
What strategies or techniques can an organizational development practitioner use to reduce resistance to change?
How could these methods be used in the context of Heavy WorX?

David · Accepted Answer

Heavy WorX Change Management
The likely resistance factors that are occurred in the employees regarding the change management initiatives are as explained. They may have many fears and doubts about the change initiatives such as losing the prestige and values, access towards valuable information, fear of losing job or fear of demotion in the organization, lack of skills and fear associated with learning complex skills for proposed changes, etc. The fear of losing the job due to change management is a vital factor for resistance. Employees tend to resist changes because they think that new changes may limit their employment potential with organization and therefore they do not welcome change. This scenario is quite possible with the company. 
The cause of surprise is also a factor that produces resistance (Kreitner, 1992). Employee may fear of having new surprises that they do not welcome. Similarly, misunderstanding about change initiatives and personality conflicts may also be possible for resistance to change. (Grifin, 1993). Lack of trust among the management initiatives (Aldag & Stearns, 1991) is the main cause that is identified in Heavy WorX employees and this also plays an important role for resistance to change.
Possibility of work group break ups is also a cause for resistance to change (Schernerhorn, 1989) and this may be possible that Heavy WorX employee may resist towards change due to work group break ups.

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