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Chapter 15 ■ A strategy for organizational effectiveness
Table 15.1 Checklist 1: Readiness for change

Please tick the appropriate statement in each of the 15 items
1 In the past, new Seen as Not well Greeted with Vigorously
policies or systems meeting understood some resisted
introduced by employee’s resistance
management have needs
been:
2 Employees may Innovative Independent Apathetic Conservative
be best described or resistant to
as: change
3 The most recent A success Moderately Had no Not
and widely known successful obvious successful
change in the impact
organization is
viewed as:
4 Expectations of Consistent Consistent Not at all Unclear
what change will throughout among senior consistent
lead to are: the management
organization but not otherwise
5 What people A full A description A general Nothing
directly affected by description of where it idea
the changes can tell affects their
you about the own
organization’s department or
business or activity
strategic plan:
6 Outcomes of the Special in Outlined in Poorly Not defined
change have been: detail general terms defined
7 Present work Major change Significant Minor No change
procedures to be alteration improvement
affected by the
change are seen as
needing:
8 The problems to The people First-line Senior Outside
be dealt with by the directly management management consultants
changes were first involved and
raised by: supervision
9 The proposed Crucial to the Generally Largely Beneficial
change is viewed by organization’s beneficial a matter only to part
end-users as: future to the of procedure of the
organization organization
10 Top management Enthusiastic Limited Minimal Unclear
support for the
proposed change is:
11 Top Committed Expect the Withheld Not
management significant change to be resources planned the
have: resources to implemented resources
the changes from existing needed
resources

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