Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 32 Issue 2

“You call it a structure taboo!” Relating consultant experiences to changing dynamics in healthcare

Antonie van Nistelrooij, Thijs Homan

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive reflective perspective on the effects of an intervention in a healthcare organization, as experienced by a consultant. What…

The growing anisotropy of the multinational corporation in the “new normal”: Challenges for organizational architecture

Igor Gurkov

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new research construct to depict more accurately organisational structure and the direction of organisational changes in large…

The role of change readiness and colleague support in the role stressors and withdrawal behaviors relationship among health care employees

Denis Chênevert, Steven Kilroy, Janine Bosak

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of role stressors (role ambiguity, role conflict and role overload) on change readiness and in turn their effects on the…

Aligning organizational culture and operations strategy to improve innovation outcomes: An integrated perspective in organizational management

Li-Fan Wu, Ing-Chung Huang, Wei-Chang Huang, Pey-Lan Du

Innovation is a key factor in assessing organizational success. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the organizational culture and operations strategy impact…

Effectiveness of training, based on positive psychology and social skills, applied to supervisors, to face resistance to organizational change

Constanza Beatriz Veloso-Besio, Alejandro Cuadra-Peralta, Francisco Gil-Rodríguez, Felipe Ponce-Correa, Oscar Sjöberg-Tapia

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of training, applied to supervisors, to face the effects of resistance to organizational change on work motivation and…

Cultural policy and participatory art practices in Flanders

Kris Rutten, Helena Calleeuw, Griet Roets, Angelo Van Gorp

In Flanders, the subventions in the cultural sector are mainly divided and decided upon within the framework of the Arts Decree. Within this policy framework, art organizations…

Organizational oratory as the art of addressing multiple and mutually antagonistic audiences

Nico Mouton

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organizational orators cope with situations where they must simultaneously address several audiences with clashing interests…

Development and validation of the Work Environment Complexity Scale for leaders

Teresa Bezler, Giovanni B. Moneta, Gary Pheiffer

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a Work Environment Complexity (WEC) Scale for leaders.