ADMS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Paradigm Shift, Radical Change, Critical Role

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1000
• Professor: Anton Petrenko

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Cha r t h e f o r c e s e n c ou si de. Comforting changing contexts s. ra gi n g c h a n ge in o rg a n i z a t i on: c on. Organizations can attempt to focus on any of the internal forces as a target for change: Strategy: they can change their strategic direction to compete effectively. Structure: this can include re-engineering, downsizing or going virtual. People: getting employees to adopt different work approaches than in the past, a major challenge is to ensure employees accept and adapt to change. Downsizings are more likely to occur in lean times. Lifetime employment is a thing of the past. Temporary work arrangements have become much more common. Flattening of many organizations have substituted horizontal career movement for the lateral vertical movement, so that you might move around an organization into different areas rather than directly up. innovation among.