Change Management
Planned change management structures tasks across stages, helping organisations navigate complex environments. An evidence-based approach that blends research, organisational data, stakeholder input and practitioner expertise improves implementation quality (Rousseau and ten Have, 2022).
Technique Overview
Change Management Definition
Change management is the systematic approach to adjusting and transitioning organisational processes, procedures, strategies, attitudes, functions or technologies from their existing state to one that is considered superior (Burnes, 2009; Cameron and Green, 2009).
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Further Reading
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- Abdul-Nasiru, I. (2024) ‘The role of change readiness in the relationship between learning organisation and successful change implementation’, Journal of Organizational Change Management, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-04-2023-0136
- Acciarini, C., Boccardelli, P. and Peruffo, E. (2024) ‘Strategic change: A systematic review, synthesis, and a future research agenda’, European Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12668
- Buchanan, D.A. and Storey, J. (1997) Role-taking and Role-switching in Organizational Change: The Four Pluralities. In I. McLoughlin and M. Harris (Eds.), Innovation, Organizational Change and Technology, International Thompson, London.
- Burnes, B. (2004) Kurt Lewin and the Planned Approach to Change: A re-Appraisal. Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 41(6), pp. 977–1002.
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