Organizational change

Organizational change is an ongoing process that has important implications for organizational
performance and for the well-being of an organization’s members. An organization and its members
must be constantly on the alert for changes from within the organization and from the outside environment and they must learn how to adjust to change quickly and effectively. Often, the
revolutionary types of change that result from restructuring and reengineering are necessary only
because an organization and its managers ignored or were unaware of changes in the environment and
did not make incremental changes as needed. The more an organization changes, the easier and more
effective the change process becomes. Developing and managing a plan for change are vital to an
organization’s success.