Rollout of a change management initiative.

Change Management Initiatives: Annotated Bibliography

Al-Ali, A. A., Singh, S. K., Al-Nahyan, M., & Sohal, A. S. (2017). Change management through leadership: the mediating role of organizational culture. International Journal of Organizational Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-01-2017-1117 

Singh and the team aimed at identifying how change leadership influences change management practices and organizational culture in United Arab Emirates public sector firms. The focus is on the role of culture in change management and leadership programs within the organization. This will help in determining the internal factors that affect the change management implementation plans within the organization. The rollout process will have its own challenges which have to be addressed if the implementation process has to be successful.

Fusch, G. E., Ness, L. R., Booker, J. M., & Fusch, P. (2020). People and Process: Successful Change Management Initiatives. Journal of Social Change, 12(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.5590/JOSC.2020.12.1.13  Fusch and the team quote Heraclitus the great philosopher. They majorly talk about organizational change throughout the implementation process and how it affects organizational performance. Communication has been centralized as the main tool in the change process. This article will help in understanding barriers to effective change management implementation in the research process and how to overcome them. It will help to determine how important communication is important in change management.

Haas, M. R., Munzer, B. W., Santen, S. A., Hopson, L. R., Haas, N. L., Overbeek, D., ... & Huang, R. D. (2020). # DidacticsRevolution: Applying Kotter’s 8-Step Change Management Model to Residency Didactics. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 21(1), 65. https://dx.doi.org/10.5811%2Fwestjem.2019.11.44510 

Researchers Mary and her team focused on how change is important in medical education and used Kotter’s 8-steps change management model (KCCM) to teach theoretical work to the students. Although the research is medical based but the KCCM is a universal model that can be used even in business organizations and thus the paper will benefit from the change management steps on the model. The steps highlighted are applicable in organizations as they provide directions on the actions to be undertaken to ensure the initiatives are successful. The steps discussed will be implemented in the paper when discussing change management initiatives steps.

Lyke-Ho-Gland, H. (2019). Closing the change management gap. Strategic HR Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-04-2019-0030  

Researcher Holly has used case studies and survey to measure the level of change maturity in organizations while providing directions on approaches that organizations can take to drive behavioral shifts. This paper provides practical insights on how to measure the level of change in organizations and how behavioral shifts can be used to help drive change in the organizations. Employees’ behaviour has an influence on the change management process. Therefore giving them the focus on the change process will ensure they give their support and they contribute fully towards the initiatives. Through this paper, it will be possible to understand the role of employees in the change management process and from what stage they should be involved.

Neill, M. S. (2018). Change management communication: Barriers, strategies & messaging. Public Relations Journal, 12(1), 1-26. 

Professor Neill’s objective was to research the role public relations play in change management communication. Through various research methods like interviews, the research provides a new perspective on change management communication like the barriers and effective strategies. The research provides practices that are suitable for change management communication and this is important in the paper because communication is an essential factor in the rollout of change management initiatives. It is important to get a deeper insight into the communication aspect. This will help when to introduce communication to the process in the research.

Odii, A. (2018). Social Media Culture: Change And Resistance, A Tool For Change Management. A Journal of Theater and Media Studies, 13(2), 318-327.

This paper has focused on how social media can be used as an important communication tool by organizations to strengthen change management initiatives. It has recognized social media as a culture that has been incorporated into society and despite its negative effects; it can still be used by change management experts as a tool in modern organizations. This will provide a new perspective on the paper in terms of the tools that can be used by experts to help in the rollout process of change management initiatives. Through this, other important tools can be identified in the research.