Review

Avoid Becoming a Dinosaur that is Important in Change Management: Dinosaur Syndrome

Volume: 9 Number: 4 August 31, 2021
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Avoid Becoming a Dinosaur that is Important in Change Management: Dinosaur Syndrome

Abstract

Change in business organizations may emerge due to both economic and environmental conditions. Another condition that necessitates change is technological developments. The subject of change is sometimes tried to be prevented by being exposed to the employees' resistance. This study aims to examine the conceptual framework of the dinosaur syndrome in the context of change management. We thought that employees' dislike of change and innovations and attempt to prevent them leads them to dinosaur syndrome. Dinosaur syndrome refers to the resistance to change that can be seen in business organizations along with individuals. It should not be forgotten that the basis of the dinosaur syndrome seen in business organizations is also the employees. Dinosaur syndrome emerges in three stages. The first stage consists of encountering, confrontation, and disharmony, and the second stage of resistance to change and rejection of change. And finally, the third stage consists of clumsiness-downsizing, extinction, transformation into another organization. In conclusion, the success of change depends on placing the change as a lifestyle in the business culture, including employees in the change processes as much as possible, and their participative management approach.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

August 31, 2021

Submission Date

July 1, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 3, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 9 Number: 4

APA
Yeşilyurt, Ö. (2021). Avoid Becoming a Dinosaur that is Important in Change Management: Dinosaur Syndrome. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 9(4), 1161-1168. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.960568