Transformational change results in a complete restructure of the entire organization, while incremental change involves minor changes affecting only a few employees. Organizations continually undergo structural changes like outsourcing, flatter structures, and work teams to adapt to changes in their environment. Corporate culture, defined as shared values and beliefs, is also impacted by change. Human resource management must change recruitment, training, performance reviews, and benefits to attract skilled employees who can handle new circumstances and communicate the organization's vision. Operations management may implement flexible manufacturing to gain a competitive advantage through computer-controlled machines that can adapt to different production needs.

1. Possible impact of change on the internal
environment of large-scale organisations

2. What is the difference between transformational change
and incremental change?
Transformational change often results in a complete restructure
throughout the whole organisation.
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Incremental change results in minor changes, usually
involving only a few employees.

3. Impact of change on organisational structure
Organisations need to continually improve and develop, if they
are to survive change. As the organisational environment
changes, organisations undergo structural change.
In recent years, the main structural changes introduced in
Australian organisations have included:
• outsourcing
• flatter organisational structures
• work teams.

4. Impact of change on corporate culture
Corporate culture is the shared values or beliefs of the people
within an organisation. It is the unwritten rules.

5. Impact of change on human resource management
• Recruitment and selection must be altered to reflect the need for individuals who
possess the knowledge and skills required to handle the changing circumstances.
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•If employees are to be made redundant then appropriate termination procedures
must be put in place.
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•Training must be offered to existing employees in the areas of teamwork,cproblem
solving, decision making and change management.
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•Performance appraisal and reward systems that reinforce the new behaviours must be
put in place.
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•To attract and maintain skilled employees, flexible working arrangements will be
needed.
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•A clear vision of where the organisation is headed and the benefits to employees
will need to be developed and clearly communicated.

6. How would change impact on operations
management?
gaining a competitive advantage!
Flexible manufacturing is production by computer
controlled machines that can adapt to various
versions of the same operation.!