Chapter 1Context for Change
1.1 Why Change?
No organization is impervious to change. Rather, the survival and growth of an organization is dependent on how it can cope with change. Adapting to change is a critical success factor, which differentiates robust organizations with those that “go under.” And this postulate works for commercial organizations as well as for non-profit organizations.*
The triggers for change can come from multifarious factors. The organizational context becomes a significant factor in determining which factors bear more importance. To illustrate, governmental organizations are more prone to changes because of political factors, as compared to commercial organizations (which are for-profit entities). Breakthroughs ...
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