Organization Change

<p>While the future holds many unknowns all can agree the future will be one of vast and dynamic change. Change will come as the result of new technology regulations or directives and resource restrictions. What can Air Force leaders do to prepare for and successfully implement effective and lasting organizational change? A review of organizational theory research shows that to change an organization leaders must first understand how an organization operates. They need to understand an organization's culture how that culture is created and analyzed and how to look their organization from several perspectives or frameworks to understand its inner workings. Organizational change theories call for leaders to unfreeze restructure and refreeze their organization's culture. This process takes a great deal of time effort and consistency. These points are often underestimated and misunderstood. Implementation of Total Quality Management into the United States Air Force is a good example of this. The process began more than six years ago with much fanfare and excitement. Unfortunately the change did not follow the processes outlined by organizational scholars and expectations for a quick change were too optimistic. As a result the Service is still working to complete the cultural change. It will take continued leadership commitment and effort at all levels to complete the institutionalization process.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>