Resistance to Change

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Week 1: Resistance to Change

  • What are the dynamics that create resistance to change in individuals? In organizations?
  • Visit the library, and locate an article on “resistance to change.”
    • Summarize the article and its findings.
    • How does the article inform “resistance to change” on the part of individuals, groups, or organizations?

Week 2: The Role of Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Social Categorization Theory (SCT) in Resistance to Change

  • How might either of these theories inform our understanding of resistance to change?
    • For example, the employees of Organization A resist a merger with Organization B because they are loath to give up their social identity as an Organizational A “in-group.” What role might social identity dynamics play in the organization’s resistance to change process?
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