Resistance to Change

Thomas R. Harvey; Elizabeth A. Broyles

doi:10.5771/9781607092162

Summary

Resistance is at the heart of the change process, yet it is often overlooked or perceived as a negative force. This book explores resistance as a natural, positive, and necessary component of change. Twenty discrete resistance factors_likely to be found in a variety of circumstances_are described. The short vignettes that accompany each make the resistance factors come alive. Beyond gaining greater insights into the nature of these sources of resistance, the reader is provided with specific strategies, or antidotes, to harness the power of resistance, transforming it from a negative to a positive force. An included survey tool, built based on questions presented at the end of each chapter, will assist leaders in assessing potential sources of resistance to change events. An eight-step resistance-based change model_transactional in nature and simple in application_supports the reader in successfully moving nearly any change project toward a positive outcome.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-1-60709-214-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-60709-216-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 130
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures and Tables No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. CHAPTER 1. Resistance to Change No access
2. CHAPTER 2. The Theory Behind Change No access
1. CHAPTER 3. Resistance Factor 1: Lack of Ownership No access
2. CHAPTER 4. Resistance Factor 2: Lack of Top Brass Support No access
3. CHAPTER 5. Resistance Factor 3: Lack of Benefits No access
4. CHAPTER 6. Resistance Factor 4: Lack of Recognition No access
5. CHAPTER 7. Resistance Factor 5: Increased Burdens No access
6. CHAPTER 8. Resistance Factor 6: Loneliness No access
7. CHAPTER 9. Resistance Factor 7: Insecurity No access
8. CHAPTER 10. Resistance Factor 8: Norm Incongruence No access
9. CHAPTER 11. Resistance Factor 9: Boredom No access
10. CHAPTER 12. Resistance Factor 10: Chaos No access
11. CHAPTER 13. Resistance Factor 11: Superiority No access
12. CHAPTER 14. Resistance Factor 12: Differential Knowledge No access
13. CHAPTER 15. Resistance Factor 13: Sudden Wholesale Change No access
14. CHAPTER 16. Resistance Factor 14: Fear of Failure No access
15. CHAPTER 17. Resistance Factor 15: Extremes of Organizational Structure No access
16. CHAPTER 18. Resistance Factor 16: Suspicion No access
17. CHAPTER 19. Resistance Factor 17: Ambiguity No access
18. CHAPTER 20. Resistance Factor 18: Lack of Leadership Skills No access
19. CHAPTER 21. Resistance Factor 19: Inertia No access
20. CHAPTER 22. Resistance Factor 20: Referent Power No access
1. CHAPTER 23. Questions to Be Asked by the Change Agent No access
1. CHAPTER 24. Resistance-Based Change Model No access
Epilogue No access Pages 123 - 124
References No access Pages 125 - 126
Index No access Pages 127 - 128
About the Authors No access Pages 129 - 130