22.1. INTRODUCTION22.1.1. The Context22.1.2. The Take Away22.2. BASIC CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS22.2.1. A Case Study: Waiting in Line for a Special Concert Ticket22.2.2. What Do People Fear?22.3. DRIVERS FOR CHANGES: A FRAMEWORK TO COMPREHEND THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT22.3.1. Economic (Global and Local, External and Internal)22.3.2. Legal, Political, and Regulatory Compliance22.3.3. Environmental (Industry Structure and Trends)22.3.4. Technology Developments and Innovation22.3.5. Sociocultural (Markets and Customers)22.3.6. Creating a Winning Environment22.4. COMMON CHANGE MANAGEMENT MODELS22.4.1. Lewin's Change Management Model22.4.2. Deming Cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act)22.4.3. A Proposed Working Model: CROPS Change Management Framework22.5. CHANGE MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (CMMM)22.5.1. A Case Study: AML Services Inc.22.6. ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS SELF-ASSESSMENT: (WHO, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW)22.7. DISCUSSION22.7.1. Case Study: EnCana CORP.22.8. CONCLUSION22.8.1. Going Forward22.9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS22.10. REFERENCES