Change: Individual Response

Organizational Behavior How I Respond to Change In some instances, change is largely inevitable. Just as we experience change in the various facets of lives, so do organizations. The relevance of effective change management cannot, therefore, be overstated. There are many factors that may bring about organizational change. While some of these factors are internal, others could be external. External factors include, but they are not limited to, technological, social, or even economic stimuli. On the other hand, internal factors include managerial policies, changes in strategy, etc.

It is important to note that different people react differently to change. My reaction to change largely depends on how I perceive the said change -- i.e. whether I perceive it as being positive or negative. Generally, I tend to be appreciative of 'positive' change and hostile to 'negative' change. For clarity's sake, positive change, in my view, is that change whose effects on the organization are not adverse and whose impact on my person (in terms of both personal and professional growth) is positive.

Negative change is any other change whose effect on both organizational interests and my person is adverse. Over time, I have come to the realization that when analyzing any given instance of change, I tend to focus more on that which I stand to lose -- even when overall, the said change could be deemed positive. This, I admit, is a rather irrational response to change.

It should also be noted that although I may resist change at first instance depending on what I stand to lose, the adjustments I need to make in my life, and how the proposed change impacts on the entire organization; I tend to be highly adaptable -- I do eventually embrace change, most likely when it is inevitable. Response 1 In response to student 1, change cannot always be positive, and hence our response to the same cannot be always warm.

This effectively means that at some point, it is highly likely that an individual will try to resist change. There is, therefore, need for Student 1 to engage in deeper self-reflection so as to correctly evaluate how they respond to change. Overall, however, we ought to be appreciative of change, especially when such change is positive or inevitable. Response 2 Student's 2's view of change is largely correct. In.