More on Types of Change (14)

i) radical (it impacts the whole organisation and fundamentally redefines what the organisation is, eg strategy, structure, people, processes, core values, business, etc)
ii) incremental (refers to any type of change that is continually happening, eg technology
"...The logic behind the incremental view is that the environment is constantly changing and incremental change becomes a continuous process, and is one of the ways to secure the future of the company and improve organisational performance..."
David Aninkan, 2018
iii) reactive (a change in the organisation which is implemented in reaction to an event occurring; usually unplanned and that needing an immediate response)
iv) proactive (anticipating potential need for change; able to plan for it)
v) continuous (micro-change that refers to department, unit, operational and on-going change)
vi) discontinuous (can be cost-effective as does not provide a never-ending process of costly change initiatives and creates less turmoil than continuous change)
vii) incremental (small change that is concerned with organisation-wide strategies and the ability to continuously adapt to the demands of both external and internal environments)
viii) planned (used to explain the process that brings about change; focuses on the importance of understanding the different states that organisations can go through in change)
ix) emergent (more concerned with change readiness and facilitating the change and to provide specific pre-planned steps change project and initiative)
x) development (refers to improvement in the current way of doing things, with the aim of doing more or doing things better)
xi) convergent (similar to development change as it consists of a series of incremental changes, including innovations
"...Organisations that embrace convergent change are better equipped to maintain excellence in performance and overcome the external challenges since it is planned and proactive in approach..."
David Aninkan, 2018)
xiii) transitional (to change what currently exists and to implement something new, eg rearranging or dismantling old operating methods, introduction of new technology like computerisation of the management information system)
xiv) transformational (major change that will impact the whole organisation; usually cultural)
NB From the above list, it is clear there are many different types of organisational change.