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Organizational change is when an organization goes through a transformation in regard to its structure, strategies, methods, technologies, or organizational culture. The change can be prolonged or for a set period of time.
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Organizations have been engaging in change for decades. Change can be intentional, in order to move the organization forward with its goals. It can also be unintentional, when other forces cause change. Researchers have been studying change by viewing it through organizational change models. Organizational change models can reveal why change occurs (the driving forces of change), how change will occur (the stages, scale, timing, and process characteristics), and what changes will occur (the content of change, outcomes, and ways to measure it) (Kezar 2001). Models can also reveal an organization’s ideology and its values. There are many...
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Leigh, K. (2016). Models of Organizational Change. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_47-1
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