Change management consists of the methods and strategies that help an organization implement change. However, success or failure of the change process depends on numerous factors. A contingency approach examines the factors that may cause a change process to fail.

In your post,

• Define and compare the change management concept with the contingency approach.
• Drawing from this week’s lecture and readings, provide a specific example for either the change management concept or the contingency approach.
• How might cultural barriers and communication constraints affect the change process?