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Chapter 12

Types of organisational change

Change can be classified by the extent (or scope) of the change and the
speed with which the change is to be achieved.

The following matrix (Balogun, Hope Hailey) can be used to classify
change:

Extent of change

Transformation Realignment

Incremental
Speed of change
Evolution Adaptation

Big Bang Revolution Reconstruction

 Transformational change entails changing culture and represents a fundamental
shift in the organisation paradigm.

 Revolution is likely to be a forced, reactive change using simultaneous
initiatives on many fronts.
 Big Bang can be referred to as ‘discontinuous’ change.

Illustrations and further practice

Now review Illustration 2 and TYU 1 and 2 in Chapter 12 of the text.

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