o en will not change it until they are forced to (Hall 1987). ere are also many forces inside
the organization that create resistance to changes initiated by environmental conditions (Kot-
ter and Schlesinger 1979). Some of the main ones are summarized below:
1. Power maintenance: Changes in decision-making authority and control of reduced
allocation threaten the balance of power in organizations. Units bene ting from the
change will endorse it, but those losing power will resist it, which can o en slow or
prevent the change process. Managers, for example, o en resist the establishment of
self-managed work teams. ...
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