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Business Management - Effects of change on large-scale organisations
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Effects of change continued

Changes to organisations may occur as a result of diversification. IMAGES.

Changes to the operations of an organisation usually also sees changes to
the structures created and developed within the organisation. These changes
may come about because the organisation may takeover or merge with another
organisation; expand or reduce its current scale of operations, e.g.
diversification or downsizing of operations; change its core activities,
e.g. a return to basics or total change in product; and a change in
location or an alteration to its managerial levels, e.g. organisational
restructuring. Changes to the way that managers actually manage the
organisation and its employees will also see changes to structures, e.g. in
the decision-making processes adopted as a result of changing management
styles.

Technological changes may occur and these changes will inevitably impact
on every aspect of the organisation's operations. The changes may alter the
way that employees perform a task, the number of tasks that have to be
carried out by employees, and the terms and conditions under which the
employees work. The changes may also alter in a significant way how the
organisation actually does its business with clients, e.g. the introduction
of ecommerce.

Changes in planning and policy development and implementation may also be
effected. A turnaround in the performance of the organisation may require a
change in strategy and business policy together with changes to the
strategic planning that was previously carried out, e.g. through the
adoption of globalisation strategies. Changes to the human resource
policies may also be required because of changes to legislation (e.g. Equal
Employment Opportunity legislation), changes brought about because of the
introduction of technology (e.g. the introduction of robotics) and of
changes to employment terms and conditions (e.g. the introduction of
enterprise bargaining).

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