Target Elements Categories Paper

When an organization is ready to make changes there are four categories in which change can take place. The categories are within the system model of change and called the target elements of change (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). Target elements of change are defined by Kreitner and Kinicki (2013) as the components of an organization that may be changed. The four target element categories include: organizational arrangement, people, methods, and social factors (Kreitner and Kinicki, 2013). It is very important to remember that if you make changes in any one of these categories it will ultimately affect the other categories. Moreover, people can be considered the most important of these categories due to the fact people will formulate the mission and vision and place it within the strategic plan. Furthermore they will decide which of the target elements will need to change. Lastly people will monitor the outputs of these changes (Bethel University, 2010).

People are the most important target element of change; therefore, Nayar immediately met with senior managers and 55,000 employees so that to keep them informed and to start motivating them to accept the changes that needed to come. He developed a survey. Nayar wanted passion; therefore, he developed the Employee Passion Indicative Count. This new survey identified the passion in the workplace which led to the creation of Employees First Council. The council helped employees break down the barriers between personal and workplace (Kreitner & Kinicki,