A System Dynamics Model of Planned Organizational Change

被引：10
作者：
Yitzhak Samuel
Chanoch Jacobsen
机构：
[1] University of Haifa,Department of Sociology and Anthropology
[2] The Technion—Israel Institute of Technology,Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
来源：
Computational & Mathematical Organization Theory | 1997年 / 3卷 / 3期
关键词：
organizational performance; planned organizational change; resistance to change; system dynamics; simulation;
D O I：
10.1023/A:1009664618421
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摘要：
This paper suggests that an induction of change program leads to atemporary impairment of organizational performance. A System Dynamics Modelportrays the process of planned organizational change. A set of keyvariables that facilitate or impede change is identified, quantified, andintegrated into the model. Three data sets, reproduced by simulation,demonstrate that the model is internally consistent and empiricallyadequate. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of the‘initial dip’ phenomenon in processes of planned change.
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页码：151 / 171
页数：20
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