Change Management: From Theory to Practice
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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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- Authors
- Phillips, J., & Klein, J. D.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Phillips, Jeffrey
- Venue
- TechTrends
- Published
- 2022-09-09
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 189-197
- ISSN
- 1559-7075 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-3894
- PMC
- PMC9462626
- OpenAlex
- W4295027622
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 23
- FWCI
- 22.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- TechTrends (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Change
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Keywords
- change management, organizational change, change management strategies, change management models, change management framework, communication, stakeholder engagement, organizational culture, organizational vision and mission
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