I. Introduction
A dynamic environment requires constant change. For an organization to be successful in the
midst of highly-competitive markets and demanding customers, it is imperative for organization to regularly, if not constantly, evaluate the need for initiating change. Organizational change
enables a company to achieve organizational success by providing tools and techniques for the
organization to meet the challenges and demands of both the external and internal environment.
When an organization or a company begins its operations, it creates its vision, mission,
goals and objectives based on the prevailing environment (Axelrod, 2000). Organizations create strategic plans within the context of the existing environment. However, the environment does not remain stagnant. The environment to which organizations and corporations operate is a dynamic world where only change is constant. Thus, there is a need for constant revisions, alterations, and changes in strategic plans, even in goals and objectives to be able to meet the challenges and demands of the dynamic environment (Denison, 19900. There are many factors that can trigger changes within the environment and within the organization.
External factors include changing regulatory or legal environment; competition; changing expectations on quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction; public image; and new
technologies. A new law, decree or even a treaty may affect the operations of an organization.
Such legal constraints may cause an organization to cease some of its operations or revises its
operations to meet the changes within the legal environment. Likewise, technological ...