Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the importance of various change principles in assisting change in … the anecdotal interpretation of change in three settings. The paper does not claim to offer a scientific conclusion … important. Originality/value – The paper reviews the literature on change and reviews these principles in real experiences. Much …

Purpose – British empirical research suggests culture and change have contributed to every lean failure. While … of successful lean conversions. This paper aims to explore the importance of a suitable change strategy resulting in the … lean audits were carried out in 20 companies as a comprehensive validating exercise. Findings – The significance of change …

aims to put forward a “knowledge‐based perspective on non‐routine change” to explain how firms can generate innovative … on other relevant literature related to non‐routine change in organizations. Findings – Non‐routine change is defined … novel, non‐routine change outcomes. Originality/value – The novelty of this paper lies in its view on firm …

likely to be the ability to learn faster than competitors. Reviews the literature on strategic change and competition and …

, discontinuous change and the relationship between responsiveness and organizational learning – the latter expressed as a model …

propose a model that links a change agent's self‐awareness and reflexivity, his or her sensemaking of common sense … perspectives related to planned change, and buy‐in among organization stakeholders. The case is made for change agents to pay close … change buy‐in among stakeholders in the organization. This paper aims to address these issues. Design …

for implementing change. Design/methodology/approach – An e‐mail questionnaire survey of 700 randomly selected government …. Findings – In line with Drucker, HKSARG employees, as a whole, are reluctant to change. But statistical tests show that there … are heterogeneous behavioural groups. Specifically, younger and more educated staff are more willing to change. The …

Purpose – This paper aims to deal with the influence of a participatory management style along a change process …, specifically in seeking to analyze the effect of participative management style on resistance to change and its effects on change … existence and signs of the relationships between participation and organizational change. To measure the main concepts, the …