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Change resistance has a significant impact on the success of the change. As researchers have been studying the causes and management of resistance for more than a half-century. Much may be learned from resistance literature that pertains to today's unprecedented, continuous change, when an organization's ability to handle change is crucial. Resistance not only affects whether the change will succeed or fail, but it also determines whether the organisation will survive or prosper. This article discusses major insights provided by resistance literature, as well as how such information relates to change management in the modern world. It identifies the vital need for companies to build skills in effectively managing change and resistance to change, and it offers suggestions for how to do so. To stay afloat, any organisation must continually been positioning itself to compete for resitricted resources in an ever-changing and dynamic environment, not only responding to but also predicting change. Organisational change, change management, and resistance to change are three distinct concepts.