How Do We Define Change Management?

Organizations work for the constant growth and business development always. They pass through various ups and downs; these changes mostly are adjusted accordingly if these are not big ones. But in case of major changes due to any reasons organizational development is a normal outcome. Evolutionary changes are permanent in business, which take place at a normal pace, whenever various changes take place out of this normal course of business.

Changes brought into business life by competitors, economy or any other external and internal factors may create a major disturbance or upsets in organization. To nullify the effect of these changes, companies make specific protective and corrective efforts; such efforts are labelled as change management in short.

Other than enforced changes many times organizations also plan to change organization's potential, profitability, image or value. When such changes with the help of a strategy are applied, problems also occur and people show their disapproval or dislike that is called resistance to change. Concept of Change management is expressed by various researchers in different theories.