The Theoretical Aspects of Organizational Change Management at the Enterprise

Abstract

The article studies the theoretical aspects of the introduction of organizational changes in the management of organizations and the definition of the essence of managing organizational changes in the activities of domestic enterprises and organizations. It is defined that changes are an integral part of the activities of domestic enterprises and organizations and most often consider external, internal and organizational changes. An analysis of theoretical approaches to the definition of the concept of «organizational changes» revealed the absence of a single generally accepted approach to the definition of this concept and made it possible to establish the main positions from which this concept is considered. It is determined that organizational changes characterize changes that occur in the activities of enterprises and organizations and are associated with the introduction of new forms and methods of management, taking into account the influence of factors of the external and internal environment, and are aimed at achieving the established goals of their activities. A generalizing classification of organizational changes is proposed, which: allows defining the substantial content of organizational changes; ensures the manageability of all processes for the implementation of organizational changes; creates opportunities for controlling organizational changes and serves as the basis for building a system for managing organizational changes in the management of the organization and is the starting point for understanding and developing levers of influence on resistance to organizational changes on the part of staff. It is defined that the management of organizational changes is a complex and multifaceted process that concerns all areas and directions of activities of enterprises and organizations. It is proposed to consider the management of organizational changes as a set of purposeful managerial actions in the organization’s management system aimed at transferring it from one state to another (desired state), which are carried out in accordance with certain development goals in conditions of variability of the external and internal environment. The purpose, main task, subject and object of management of organizational changes are defined. The positive results that domestic enterprises and organizations can obtain from the introduction of organizational changes in their activities are considered.

Keywords

• changes
• organizational changes
• management
• management of organizational changes