Different Perceptions
A third reason that people resist change is due to different
perceptions. A manager may make a decision and recommend a plan for change on
the basis of her own assessment of a situation. Others in the organization may resist
the change because they do not agree with the manager’s assessment or perceive the
situation differently.
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Executives at 7-Eleven battled this problem as they attempted
to enact a major organizational change. The corporation wanted to take its conve-
nience stores a bit “upscale” and begin selling fancy fresh foods to go, the newest hard-
cover novels, some gourmet products, and higher-quality coffee. But many franchisees
balked because they saw this move as taking the firm away from its core blue-collar
customers.
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