Managing Change and Diversity: between Globalization and Practice
Managing Change and Diversity: between Globalization and Practice

Summary/Abstract: Change and diversity management is important at both individual and organization level. We face challenges related to this on daily basis. The occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic is a major change that requires responses on individual and organization level, as well as change management. People fear changes and diversity, because they usually entail uncertainty and risk. Resistance to changes and diversity is an integral part of the changes in an organization. Different people accept changes in different ways. While some readily accept this, others react to changes and diversities. There are also people who have difficulties accepting any change or diversity. We have to be aware of the factors that instigate and initiate changes, which primarily include competition, political, global, economic, social, ethical and innovative forces. Countries and organizations that to not recognize and apply changes in the culture of organization, will increasingly lag behind their competitors, because development is not just a matter of technology, money or market, but is already becoming a matter of culture.

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