Resistance to changes in an organization and ways of reducing it

One of the most important factors, which restricts organization to reach its goals and slows down the change process, is a resistance to change. The majority of organizations face with this force frequently. According to this fact, the purpose of this work is to analyze the value and benefits of resistance to change, reveal methods to decrease resistance, conduct a survey and make recommendations based on the findings of survey on how to reduce resistance to change. The more specific tasks of the work are to identify the main reasons of resistance to change, compare positive and negative impacts of resistance to change caused by the change process, to analyze and summarize the elements in reducing resistance to change, to carry out a survey and based on its findings make recommendations on how to reduce resistance. Methods of analysis include scientific literature analysis, comparative analysis of different sources of information, descriptive analysis, graphic visualization, analysis of statistics and interpretation. Results of analyzed data show that resistance to change is natural and unavoidable reaction caused by the change process in an organization, which could have double-sided influence: positive and negative. The synergy of two opposite forces is really important in order to maintain balance between stagnation and constant changing in an organization. Further analysis reveals that even though the resistance to change has a lot of various factors, which motivate employees to resist, the most significant ones are personal features and incorrect change management. What is more, there are three ways to reduce resistance to change: the right choice of appropriate change management model, correct management style and regular communication with employees not only informing them about process of change but also giving answers to their questions. All in all, resistance to change is usually unavoidable reaction to changes which could be caused by a lot of various reasons and which could be reduced with different methods. The only and the most significant suggestion is to get acquainted with this reaction: find out the reasons, positive and negative incomes of resistance, understand its value and be aware of different methods in case to reduce it