Resistance to organizational change: Successful implementation of change through effective communication

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: none, International Islamic University, course: Change Management, language: English, abstract: Organizations have been passing through transition phase over time. Some organizations

have failed to transform, while others have successfully implemented their desired

change. Previous literature has focused on the rationale behind the failure as well as the

success of these organizations. Literature concluded that the resistance of employees

serves to be a major factor behind the failure of any organization, willing to implement

change. Further, researchers found that this resistance can be lessen by applying suitable

communication techniques to align employees with the coming change according to the

culture of organization and employees. For the purpose of alignment, a charismatic leader

is required who has the potential to eradicate the gaps between the concerns of top

management and its employees. This paper draws attention towards the causes of

resistance; the impact of culture dimensions on organizational change and management

decisions, and examines how communication being a major factor can overcome

resistance by employees. This article eventually recommends that a charismatic

leadership can bring change with the consent of the followers and that is mainly due to

the attributes associated with leader¿s traits. Consequently, this article proposes the

methodology that brings a happy ending to a change process. T