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This solution discusses the characteristics of planned change and compares it to emergent change, including references to support the discussion.

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Planned Change vs Emergent Change

Planned change "results from deliberate and conscious actions taken to adjust the operations of a given system to meet the demands of the situation."(1) "Planned change provides a way to induce structural change."(2) Structural, as opposed to cyclical, change "results in a change in essential quality; it is nonreversible; and it ...

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