Tag Archives: change management

March 4, 2021[Research Library], Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Change Communication and Managementchange management, change readiness, energy-saving, motivational interviewing, reactions to change, resistance to change, self-determination theoryBrittany

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Summary Understanding employees’ reactions to change is critical for successful change management, as these reactions can have a profound impact on individual and organizational outcomes. During a planned organizational change, change agents (individuals who make an effort to improve a system’s functioning) consciously communicate … Continue reading Undergoing Organizational Change? How to Turn Change Resistance Into Readiness →

September 17, 2018[Research Library], OCRC - Change Communication and Management, Organizational Communication Research Centerchange communication, change management, organizational change, organizational identity, self-continuity, uncertainty, visionary leadershipSarah Jackson

Author(s), Title and Publication Venus, M., Stam, D., & van Knippenberg, D. (2018). Visions of change as visions of continuity. Academy of Management Journal. doi: 10.5465/amj.2015.1196 Summary Previous conceptions of visions of change have implied that effective visions motivate change by breaking with the past, promoting a new future, discouraging current identities and promoting new future … Continue reading Visions of Change as Visions of Continuity →

July 22, 2016[Research Library], OCRC - Communication Behaviors, Organizational Communication Research Centeradaptivity, change communication, change implementation, change management, employee engagement, job crafting, organizational change, organizational communication, regulatory focus, work engagementSarah Jackson

Author(s), Title and Publication Petrou, P., Demerouti, E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2016). Crafting the change: The role of employee job crafting behaviors for successful organizational change. Journal of Management, DOI: 10.1177/0149206315624961. Summary Though it is widely recognized that organizational change communication is the most effective strategy to improve employee adjustment to change, little is … Continue reading Crafting the Change: The Role of Employees During an Organizational Change →

December 13, 2013[Research Library], OCRC - Communication Behaviors, OCRC - Culture and Values, Organizational Communication Research Centerchange management, organizational change, organizational communication, organizational failure, Organizational IdentificationInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Employee Communication Behavior and Organizational Change Author(s), Title and Publication Schwarz, G. M., Watson, B. M., & Callan, V. J. (2011). Talking up failure: How discourse can signal failure to change. Management Communication Quarterly, 25(2), 311-352. Summary This study explored how employees in different groups talked about technological change in their organization, and how … Continue reading Talking up failure: How discourse can signal failure to change →

July 23, 2012[Research Library], OCRC - Best Practices, Organizational Communication Research Centerbad news, best practices, CEO leadership, change management, communication strategy, employee communication, face-to-face communication, internal communication, message context, two-way communicationInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Best Practices in Internal Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Young, M., & Post, J. E. (1993). Managing to communicate, communicating to manage: How leading companies communicate with employees. Organizational Dynamics, 22(1), 31-44. Summary This study is built on the idea that internal communication processes are an important ingredient in successful change, and understanding best … Continue reading Managing to communicate, communicating to manage: How leading companies communicate with employees →