Title: The social aspect of introducing changes to the organisation

Authors: Katarzyna Grzybowska

Addresses: Institute of Management Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Strzelecka 11, 60 – 965 Poznan, Poland

Abstract: The smooth functioning of an economic organisation, during permanent changes in management conditions, means the ability to maintain a current advantage or to create a new competitive advantage. However, the more frequent the changes around us, the less frequent the use of solutions we have found to deal with current problems. Hence the conclusion: for companies to function effectively in the marketplace, it is necessary for them to have a quick and painless process of adaptation and adjustment to new market demands and expectations (including consumers| demands). Therefore, economic organisations that function in a dynamic balance have more chances of achieving success.

Keywords: organisational change; resistance to change; influences; intergroup conflicts; market demands; social systems; human resources management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2007.012286

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2007 Vol.7 No.1, pp.67 - 82

Published online: 02 Feb 2007 *

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