ch 18 change Flashcards
a natural social process of altering things involving groups, individuals, organizations and society. it is constant and unavoidable
change
2 types of change
-planned change: first order change
-unplanned change: second order change
(lewin’s model) 3 stage process in planned, first order change
- unfreezing
- experiencing the change
- refreezing
forces that favor change
facilitators
forces against change
barriers
6 individual responses to change
-innovators
-early adopters
-early majority
-late majority
-laggards
-rejectors
learning organization disciplines (5)
-systems thinking
-personal mastery
-mental models
-shared version
-team learning
change management functions (5)
-planning
-organization
-implementation
-evaluating
-seeking feedback
change strategies (8)
-listen
-establish connection with staff
-build trust
-dialogue
-empower
-facilitate
-manage information
-manage relationships
change that is deliberate, organized, and has the goal of improvement
planned change
change that is disconcerting, unanticipated, and adaptive
unplanned change
change that requires radical adjustments in a person or in the structure of a system; revolutionary, episodic
second order change
change that is referred to as continuous improvement in healthcare systems. have small ongoing steps that are usually in harmony with the values of persons/systems
first order change
lewin’s planned change: step during which individuals and organizations recognize the need to change and begin to get ready to make that change. This is a time of evaluating the benefits and the costs that the change will entail
unfreezing
the forces or influences that affect whether change occurs
force field analysis
lewin’s planned change: step during which planned interventions and strategies are executed to support the implementation of the change
experiencing the change
lewin’s planned change: step which focuses on sustaining the change over a longer period. During this time, the change agent works to reinforce the new, desired behaviors and processes by praising, rewarding, and providing feedback
refreezing
theories that view change as emergent and highly influenced by all individuals and subsystems in an organization; says system behavior is unpredictable; change isn’t episodic but ongoing and recreates systems constantly
complexity theories
individual response to change: person thrives on change, which may be disruptive to the unit stability
innovators
individual response to change: person is respected by their peers and thus are sought out for advice and information about innovations and changes.
early adopters
individual response to change: person prefers doing what has been done in the past but eventually will accept new ideas
early majority
individual response to change: person is openly negative and agrees to the change only after most others have accepted the change
late majority
individual response to change: person prefers keeping traditions and openly express their resistance to new ideas
laggards
individual response to change: person opposes change actively, and may even use sabotage, which can interfere with the overall success of a change process
rejectors