Change is everywhere, yet very few people seem to embrace the concept.

Change is everywhere, yet very few people seem to embrace the concept.

Understanding and Coping with Change

Change is everywhere, yet very few people seem to embrace the concept. We are, for the most part, creatures of habit and follow daily routines. When change occurs, our activities and thought patterns are disrupted.

Write a five-page APA formatted paper (excluding the title and reference pages), using a minimum of three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook, analyzing the internal and external factors contributing to an individual’s resistance to change.

Describe a situation where you or someone you know was resistant to change as identified in one of following areas:

Self-interest

Lack of understanding

Lack of trust in management

Differing assessments of the need for change

Low tolerance for change

Explain whether the resistance to change was caused by an internal or external factor. Using Kotter’s theory for change, provide a plan for overcoming that resistance. What will be done and how will you know that the plan has worked?

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Required Resources

TEXT

Baack, D. (2017). Organizational behavior (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://ashford.content.edu

Chapter 9: Communication in Organizations

Chapter 10: Organizational Design and Change

MULTIMEDIA

Films Media Group. (2008). Balance in life and work (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video clip]. In 9 to 5 No Longer. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=…