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Grand Canyon University: UNV-50X: Introduction to Graduate Studies
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The focus of Briody, Pester, and Trotter’s (2013) study was about the effect of storytelling during periods of organizational change. Organizational change has become a salient concern for many leaders and the ability to communicate the need for change to frontline employees has often proved problematic. Storytelling provides a possible conduit by which organizational leaders can communicate in an effective manner about the need for change, while concurrently positioning outcomes from organizational change in a positive fashion (Briody et al., 2013). The central purpose of the study was to observe the effect of storytelling during an epoch of organizational change taking place at a major American Manufacturing organization. As Briody et al., (2013) noted, the research site presented the opportunity to observe change occurring at a mature organization with a rich history and defined culture. Although these characteristics in general produce positive workplace environments, they can also serve as impediments toward implementing organizational change (Steuer & Wood, as cited in Briody et al., 2013). The research problem guiding the study related to discovering an effective modality to communicate organizational change to frontline employees to help create easier and more effective change outcomes. Given the prevalence of change in the marketplace, the result from this study about storytelling communication strategies to improve organizational change outcomes might help organizational leaders gain a competitive advantage. Comment by Eric Nordin: Provide a general overview of the article in the first paragraph. Comment by Eric J. Nordin: See APA chapter 6 for citing sources. Comment by Eric Nordin: Provide a brief synopsis of the article using both your discernment and references from the author(s). Comment by Eric Nordin: The second and each subsequent citation for sources with 3 or more authors should be cited by using the first authors name followed by et al. Comment by Eric Nordin: Use past tense in reviews. For example, one should use indicated rather than indicates. Comment by Eric J. Nordin: When citing secondary sources, that is, sources contained within the article you are reviewing, you need to cite them in this fashion. See APA chapter 6, section 17. Comment by Eric Nordin: Use an ampersand when the citation is within parentheses, otherwise, when the citation is part of the sentence, use and to spate the authors. Ex. Nordin and Nordin (2013).
Research questions Comment by Eric J. Nordin: Level two heading
To discover whether storytelling was an effective communicational strategy to help engender organizational change, Briody et al., (2013) devised a series of research questions to help elicit responses from participants. These questions revolved around the organizational environment, the workforces’ morale, workplace practices, and intraorganizational relationships. These questions helped prompt both latent and explicit information from participants to construct a diverse and in-depth narrative Comment by Eric Nordin: Explain the research question(s) guiding the study.
Research method and design
The research method and design used in the study was a qualitative case study. The qualitative method allowed in-depth research to capture the nuances of organizational change, and the case study design allowed participants’ opinions to be included in the research findings in an organic manner. Comment by Eric Nordin: Note the research method (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods), and the various designs used in the study. Comment by Eric Nordin: Be sure to avoid passive voice and use active voice. Ex. Was used in… is passive voice.
Findings Comment by Eric J. Nordin: Level two heading
The findings from the study indicated storytelling can be an effective method in promoting and communicating organizational change, provided the stories related to site-specific nuances and cultural phenomena. Storytelling therefore may not be an effective mechanism for communicating organizational change at different locations concurrently. Storytelling can be effective in large-scale change endeavors provided organizational leaders could localize stories to relate to frontline workers (Briody et al., 2013). The crucial implications from the study are that organizational leaders can use storytelling as an effective devise in promoting and communicating organizational change, and toward improving change implementation. Although storytelling does not provide a panacea toward issues relating to change implementation, storytelling can be a useful part of an organizational leaders’ communication repertoire. Comment by Eric Nordin: Provide a brief synopsis of the findings of the article. Comment by Eric Nordin: Delineate the key implications of the study. This entails explaining what scholars/practitioners can take away from the study.
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Briody, E., Pester, T. M., Totter, R. (2013). A story’s impact on organizational culture change.
Journal of Organizational Change Management, 25, 67-87. Comment by Eric Nordin: Use the doi (Direct object identifier) when available.
doi:10.1108/09534811211199900
Briody, E., Pester, T. M., Totter, R. (2013). A story’s impact on organizational culture change.
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0953-4814