What is Resistance to Change? Explain its types.
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Types of resistance to change in organizations
Logical and rational,
Psychological and emotional, and
Sociological resistance.
All these types of resistance to change are discussed below in detail:
Logical and Rational Resistance
These resistances are the outcomes of disagreement with rational facts, rational reasoning, logic, and science. These arise from the actual time and effort required to adjust to change including new job duties that must be learned.
These are too costly which might be borne by the common employees and managers. Even though the change may be beneficial for the employees in the long run. But the short run costs for change must be paid first. Logical resistance to change include the following:
The time required to adjust
Extra efforts to relearn
The possibility of a less desirable condition
Economic costs of change
Questionable technical feasibility of change