The Contexts of Organizational Change

December 9, 2009 · Posted in Change management, Organizational change, Theory 

Organizations do not exist in a vacuum. The model of organizational change that I developed specifically takes account of what I call the external context. This includes – but is not limited to – developments that directly affect the financial aspects of business.

As the outer context changes, my model suggests that this then has an affect on any change processes that are taking place in an organization. The Euro is now losingvalue against the dollar.

Let’s assume that your organization is going through some change initiatives that require money (and they all do). How are you going to manage that? Will you change the scope of the change? Carry on anyway? One thing is certain – the change you began with will not be the same change that you end with.

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