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Change Management: From Theory to Practice

Authors: Jeffrey Phillips, James D. Klein

Published in: TechTrends | Issue 1/2023

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This article presents a set of change management strategies found across several models and frameworks and identifies how frequently change management practitioners implement these strategies in practice. We searched the literature to identify 15 common strategies found in 16 different change management models and frameworks. We also created a questionnaire based on the literature and distributed it to change management practitioners. Findings suggest that strategies related to communication, stakeholder involvement, encouragement, organizational culture, vision, and mission should be used when implementing organizational change.

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Title: Change Management: From Theory to Practice
Authors: Jeffrey Phillips
James D. Klein
Publication date: 09-09-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: TechTrends / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 8756-3894
Electronic ISSN: 1559-7075
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00775-0

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