?Given the increasing complexity of the environment and the speed of
change in the world, can managers in organizations continue to think
of a change as a discrete activity, or is constant change likely to
become a necessary part of doing business in the twenty first
century??

One of the arguments in favour of Outcome Based Education (Hot topic
in Western Australia at the moment), is that the teachers can't teach
for the jobs that their students will get in the future because those
jobs don't exist yet. Or something to that effect.
Seems like constant change is being anticipated in the Education Department.

Hi,
 I dont think that by increasing the complexity and speed of change in
the world will made the managers think of a change as discrete
activity. Rather, by having constant change as a process will help in
business to grow and to maintain a balanced level at work and personal
life.
 I work for a CMM Level 5 company wherein change is the constant
process. Hence, we never use to feel change as something new. Rather
we take it as another usual task and work on it. This also helps us in
moving in correct direction for the same. The result which we see is
the proper understanding of the task, easier estimation for the same
(in case if want to do for some new project), easy dealing and
handling of people/customers.

But if some new sort of complexity arises suddenly and the change is
fast, its bit difficult for me to work upon it. So, its always good to
have a constant change process.
-Ambrish