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             Analyse the ways in which resistance to change becomes evident within
             organisations. What strategies can senior managers adopt to overcome such
             resistance when implementing change programmes.
             1.1 Change is the process of moving from one state to another state.
             Just as moving house requires the massive packing of furniture and other
             items, change requires just as much preparations to be successful.
             1.2 Most people do not like change, we like things to remain the
             same. Changes require more effort from us to adapt. Change threatens our
             stability and security and we fear that we will not be able to cope with
             the change. Resistance is the natural defense to such perceived threats.
             2.1 To know the symptoms of resistance to change, we have to
             understand why people resist change. Reasons can range from as trivial
             (though not trivial to the person) as not knowing how to take a bus home
             (in the instance of a shift in the office) to as serious as fearing the
             2.1.1 Fear of the unknown; The person does not know what is happening
             and why it is happening. Imagine a person walking down a street only to
             have a electricity blackout. He panics for a moment, because he does not
             know what had happened and he is afraid of being robbed or murdered in
             the dark. Similarly, employees do not like to be kept in the dark. They
             want to be kept informed of happenings, especially when it will affect
             them, so that they can prepare themselves for any onslaught.
             2.1.2 Disrupted habits: AYou can=t teach a old dog new tricks@ ring
             true in some instances. Older employees especially who are set in their
             ways get upset when they are told that they can no longer use the old
             method of doing things. In the 1960s, the Singapore government advocated
             family planning banned spitting in public areas. The older folks who were
             brought up on the tradition that clearing phlegm is good for the lungs
             2.1.3 Loss o...

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