Discuss the reasons people resist organizational change and

Discuss the reasons people resist organizational change and how change agents should view this resistance.

Solution

8 Reasons Why People Resist Change are :-

(1) Loss of status or job security in the organization.

(2) Non-reinforcing reward systems.

(3) Surprise and fear of the unknown.

(4) Peer pressure.

(5) Climate of mistrust.

(6) Fear of failure.

(7) Organizational politics.

(8) Lack of tact or poor timing.

Change Agent should view these resistence as the questions asked to be responded. Once he respond to the questions, he will get the support from his peers and the people who were the resistence.