(the role of leadership during change) Change Management Theories:

The process of change has been described to have three fundamental phases: unfreezing, changing, and re-freezing. This view is based mainly on Kurt Lewins' assumption of the systems theory of homeostasis or dynamic stability. (Change Management 101: A primer) Change management theories are widespread, and not astonishingly change is a steady and given power in our world, so change management has become an essential tool. Business Process Reengineering - BPR is one of the change management theories that focus on the procedures by which organizations get their work accomplished. The organizations would be more proficient if better processes were put into practice. but, BPR normally does not take into account the people side of organizations - procedures are people done things. So, their approach towards what they were doing, and also towards change, must be taken into account. Total Quality Management - TQM is another change management theory, which concentrates on people and their significance to procedures and the organization. But there was a shortage in its capacity to calculate or assess people as it concentrated on the present or intended procedures....

(Do Change Management Theories Really Work?)
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