Write a four page APA formatted paper (excluding the title and reference pages), using a minimum of three scholarly sources analyzing the internal and external factors contributing to an individual’s resistance to change.
Describe a situation IN A BUSINESS SETTING where you or someone you know was resistant to change as identified in one of following areas:
- Self-interest
- Lack of understanding
- Lack of trust in management
- Differing assessments of the need for change
- Low tolerance for change
Explain whether the resistance to change was caused by an internal or external factor. Using Kotter’s theory for change, provide a plan for overcoming that resistance. What will be done and how will you know that the plan has worked?