Sullivan and Decker (1997) define change as:

a. planned and purposeful.
b. voluntary and for one's own reasons.
c. making something different from what it was.
d. voluntary and carries intrinsic or extrinsic rewards.


C
Sullivan and Decker define change as making something different from what it was. Sebastian (1999)
states that organizational change is planned and most change is purposeful. Personal change is change
made voluntarily for one's own reasons. Personal or professional change is voluntary and carries
intrinsic or extrinsic rewards.

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