According to Weick's common change assumptions of the Interpreter image, ____ is the assumption that planned, intended change is necessary in order to disrupt the forces that contribute to a lack of change in an organization so there is a lag between environmental change and organizational adaptation.
A) Assumption of inertia
B) Assumption that a standard change program is needed
C) Assumption of animation
D) Assumption of unfreezing

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The Assumption of inertia posits that organizations naturally resist change due to various forces maintaining the status quo. This assumption underlines the need for intentional, planned change efforts to overcome these forces and adapt to new environmental conditions, acknowledging a delay (or lag) between external changes and the organization's response.

According to Weick's Common Change Assumptions of the Interpreter Image