The permanence of the change itself is highly dependent on its nature and the willingness of the team or business to accept it. If a majority of stakeholders have approved the change before implementation and all employees are aware of what is happening, chances for permanence increase. In addition, the designated person responsible for conducting, implementing, or actively operating the change over the long term should monitor the process (Freeth & Caniglia, 2020). Almost any change can be tweaked or reformed in the process due to received feedback from all levels of employees or based on its effectiveness. Moreover, in some cases, a staged implementation can be done, and a more accurate result can be observed.
Several factors are likewise worth considering when focusing on the duration and sustainability of the implemented changes. It depends primarily on the resistance of functions or employees, which can be reduced by preliminary work. In addition, each change must make sense, understandable not only to the management but to the entire team (Freeth & Caniglia, 2020). Its planned efficacy should not significantly exceed the planned duration, so the likelihood of resistance will not be increased.
Interdisciplinarity, taken into account in the design and implementation of changes, is a separate decisive factor in their sustainability. However, if the basic principles are not followed, abrupt or ill-conceived changes can cause resistance and problems (Freeth & Caniglia, 2020). On this basis, with a competent approach to the change process, an interdisciplinary approach can guarantee the effectiveness of interaction between departments or divisions (Freeth & Caniglia, 2020). Since the stability and sustainability of what is being implemented depend on the whole organization, interdisciplinarity can provide a potential opportunity to find a compromise. Such joint decisions can be crucial for the effectiveness and preservation of the project goals.
Reference
Freeth, R., & Caniglia, G. (2020). Learning to collaborate while collaborating: Advancing interdisciplinary sustainability research. Sustainability Science, 15(1), 247–261. Web.