HRMD 650 Midterm Exam: Change Management at Wegmans. Latest 2021.Managing Change
Change management can be defined as the discipline that guides how we prepare, equip and support individuals to successfully adopt cha
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HRMD 650 Midterm Exam: Change Management at Wegmans. Latest 2021.Managing Change
Change management can be defined as the discipline that guides how we prepare, equip and support individuals to successfully adopt change in order to drive organizational success and outcome (What Is Change Management? 2017). Change in organizations is the cause for many issues that arise in the workplace. Instituting change within an organization can cause employees to lack motivation, lower productivity, unacceptance of new roles or rules, and can potentially increase employee turnover (Anderson, 2015). In many instances change is looked at as a negative proponent of the workplace; when in fact it should be looked at as a positive action to improve work efficiency improve old outdated rules or regulation, and a positive way to help manage the workload of a team. As mention in Change Management Needs a Change, “Quit thinking about change as something that is negative.” Change in general shouldn’t be viewed as an event, but more as a way to improve everyday life in the workplace (Welbourne, 2014). The change management theory in general has different concepts that help organizations implement their new changes, with minimal pushback from their employees.
Wegmans Food Market goes through changes constantly, whether its employee turnover, policy changes, or a new initiative being enforces by cooperate headquarters. In some instances these are all connected. Initiative include making a push in certain departments to market more organic products or promoting a more healthy lifestyle, by marketing light and fit products. All these different changes can be long term or short term depending on the initiative. The issue that is going to be discussed and built out in its entirety is how change management has effectively reduced the amount of turnover throughout Wegmans store locations and how the issue of employee turnover has been reduced by how change is managed on the store level.
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