transformation

5 definitions • 14 examples

a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person is improved:

Local people have mixed feelings about the planned transformation of their town into a regional capital.

I'd never seen Jose in a tuxedo before - it was quite a transformation.

a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone:

[ C ] This plan means a complete transformation of our organization.

Transformation is also a permanent change in a cell that results when DNA comes from a different type of cell.

the process of changing completely the character or appearance of something in order to improve it:

Thanks to senior management's commitment to modifying planning infrastructures and processs, the company's transformation continues.

transformation of sth We're in the middle of a huge transformation of the way deforestation takes place in Amazonia.

Economic development is often accompanied by a process of transformation in corporate governance.

economic/industrial/organizational transformation

transformation processes/programs

a complete/major/dramatic transformation

transformation from/in/into sth Rapid advances in information technologies are central to transformations in local and global markets.

undergo/go through a transformation Many small businesses have undergone a transformation from a delivery-oriented approach to a strategy of innovation.

bring about/accomplish/make a transformation Do organizations need a crisis in order to make successful transformations?

transformation begins/takes place/occurs The organization's transformation occurred largely through HR strategic initiatives and cultural change.

the process of changing the physical or chemical properties of a substance in order to make or produce something else:

transformation into sth At the state's ethanol plant crops undergo a two-day transformation into auto fuel.