Policy, Technologies, and Approaches to Management of Organizational Changes

Abstract

Purpose Formulating approaches to management of changes in the systems of various types. Discussion Functional system management is very complex. Two groups of functions can be distinguished in it. From the point of view of realization of the managerial cycle, it is necessary to distinguish planning, organization, control, and regulation – though, there are other points of view. From the positions of management of functional sub-systems, the main components are the following: management of company, personnel, marketing, finance, and investments. One of the main rules of conduct of changes in organizations is that they are manufactured when organizations need new competences. New competences require new values, and managers of the organization (and any other system) have to ensure development of the corresponding processes and create a new organizational environment in which the necessary competences can be developed. Results The main types of technologies of organizational changes management include the following: change of goals; change of results; management on the basis of needs and interests; management by constant verifications and orders; management on the basis of “artificial intellect”. The most popular mechanisms of management of organizational changes are the following: organizational design; functional and cost analysis; restructuring; behavioral transformations; reengineering; benchmarking; strategic approach; foresight.