About South Africa
Change Management and
Transformation of Work in South Africa
Chenjie Bao
A46607917
baochenj@msu.edu
09/2012
A. Reflecting on the whole notions of change management and "transformation of work," how has your understanding of the concepts generally been confirmed, changed or expanded by the visit to South Africa? What are the contrasts and commonalities between the South African context and experience and those of the US and other nations with which you may be familiar? Reflect on themes like the pace of change, alternatives to the status quo, winners and losers in change processes, etc.
About Changes in South Africa
South Africa is the only developed country on the African continent, and its economic strength and political influence in Africa play an important role. The apartheid system was broken in 1994 after the ANC came to power in South Africa in a political democratization process, South Africa experienced a period of rapid development, but the internal strife of the African National Congress and the economic structure of the country have limited the growth of the economy. The advent of the global economic crisis in 2008/2009 has only created further stress on the economy. All of these factors will affect the parliamentary elections and will give the new government in South Africa serious challenges.
Last century in South Africa, the small but powerful white minority that had monopolized all economic and workplace activity, other than manual labor, had been tasked to change the workplace to be more representative of the population as a whole. This small white minority used to act as gatekeepers for the majority who were in power, politically and economically. Over the past two decades, the economic and security situation in South Africa has been declining year by year as seen by a series of problems such as the government deficit, unemployment rate, crime rate, brain drain, power shortages plaguing the whole nation and others. The cause of
Transformation of Work in South Africa
Chenjie Bao
A46607917
baochenj@msu.edu
09/2012
A. Reflecting on the whole notions of change management and "transformation of work," how has your understanding of the concepts generally been confirmed, changed or expanded by the visit to South Africa? What are the contrasts and commonalities between the South African context and experience and those of the US and other nations with which you may be familiar? Reflect on themes like the pace of change, alternatives to the status quo, winners and losers in change processes, etc.
About Changes in South Africa
South Africa is the only developed country on the African continent, and its economic strength and political influence in Africa play an important role. The apartheid system was broken in 1994 after the ANC came to power in South Africa in a political democratization process, South Africa experienced a period of rapid development, but the internal strife of the African National Congress and the economic structure of the country have limited the growth of the economy. The advent of the global economic crisis in 2008/2009 has only created further stress on the economy. All of these factors will affect the parliamentary elections and will give the new government in South Africa serious challenges.
Last century in South Africa, the small but powerful white minority that had monopolized all economic and workplace activity, other than manual labor, had been tasked to change the workplace to be more representative of the population as a whole. This small white minority used to act as gatekeepers for the majority who were in power, politically and economically. Over the past two decades, the economic and security situation in South Africa has been declining year by year as seen by a series of problems such as the government deficit, unemployment rate, crime rate, brain drain, power shortages plaguing the whole nation and others. The cause of