Change Management And Related Issues

Change Management and Related IssuesNameInstitutionCourseProfessorDateChange Management and Related IssuesPatch One QuestionsQ1: Introduction to complexity theory and emergent changeOne of the critical determining factors in change management is whether the change is emergent or planned. Emergent change can be defined as an external naturally occurring change that organisations have to deal to survive. According to Smith (2005, 27), the corporate world is full of unintended consequences and counterintuitive outcomes due to technological advancement, increased competition, globalization, and other emergent changes. On the same note, organisations have to deal with many problems with various degrees of complexity. The Complexity Theory deals with the classification of challenges based on how difficult they are to solve (Letiche, 2000, 546). The theory is based on the premise that there is hidden order to the behaviour of complex systems. In the corporate world, the complexity theory tends to focus on the manner in which a firm resembles a market or an ecosystem. Supporters of the complexity theory believe that complex systems, which are the combination of many independent actors, tend to share specific traits (Smith and Graetz, 2006, 854). The