MANAGING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIA MANUFACTURING SECTOR: IMBIBING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES

IGWE, Nick Ngozi and UDEH, Sergius Nwannebuike and NWAFOR, Michael C (2016) MANAGING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIA MANUFACTURING SECTOR: IMBIBING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES. GOUni Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 4 (1). pp. 72-88. ISSN 2550-7265

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Abstract

The environment for manufacturing business in Nigeria has changed tremendously especially now that the country is experiencing structural economic recession. The paper seeks to explore issues around managing resistance to change management with a view to repositioning the manufacturing firms for higher performance and improve their contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. The study advocates that resistance in a change management project is a phenomenon that affects the change process, delaying or slowing down its beginning, obstructing its implementation and heightening its costs. It is the view of the paper that the effectiveness of managing resistance depends on the competencies of organizational leaders and middle-level managers in crafting and managing change project. The paper recommends that empowerment of employees by the top management in teaching the how first and then offering them the necessary tools to do things the new way will contribute tremendously in mitigating this pervasive tendency in the environment.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	GOUNI ICT
Date Deposited:	14 May 2018 10:10
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2018 10:39
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/58

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