Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study

Literature has shown that planned change is accompanied by excitement and hope.People affected by change require quality information.Failure to communicate change may lead to resistance.This paper presents a change involving the amalgamation of two university faculties into one.Within the framework...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi, Starr, Karen, Abdullah, Aida Nasirah, Husain, Kalthom
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spelling my.uum.repo.130782016-05-19T01:34:48Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/13078/ Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi Starr, Karen Abdullah, Aida Nasirah Husain, Kalthom HD28 Management. Industrial Management P Philology. Linguistics Literature has shown that planned change is accompanied by excitement and hope.People affected by change require quality information.Failure to communicate change may lead to resistance.This paper presents a change involving the amalgamation of two university faculties into one.Within the framework of a case study research design and the used of the Constructivist Grounded Theory for data collection and analysis, the theme of communication during the change process is presented through the experiences and life accounts of faculty members involved and affected by it.The paper ends with useful suggestions for change agents in today's complex organization. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/13078/1/pro76.pdf Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi and Starr, Karen and Abdullah, Aida Nasirah and Husain, Kalthom (2014) Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 496-501. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.329 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.329
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
P Philology. Linguistics
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P Philology. Linguistics
Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi
Starr, Karen
Abdullah, Aida Nasirah
Husain, Kalthom
Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
description Literature has shown that planned change is accompanied by excitement and hope.People affected by change require quality information.Failure to communicate change may lead to resistance.This paper presents a change involving the amalgamation of two university faculties into one.Within the framework of a case study research design and the used of the Constructivist Grounded Theory for data collection and analysis, the theme of communication during the change process is presented through the experiences and life accounts of faculty members involved and affected by it.The paper ends with useful suggestions for change agents in today's complex organization.
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author Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi
Starr, Karen
Abdullah, Aida Nasirah
Husain, Kalthom
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Starr, Karen
Abdullah, Aida Nasirah
Husain, Kalthom
author_sort Kamarudin, Mohd Fauzi
title Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
title_short Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
title_full Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
title_fullStr Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
title_full_unstemmed Communicating change in organizational restructuring: A grounded theory case study
title_sort communicating change in organizational restructuring: a grounded theory case study
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