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Förändringstider i organisationer - två gruppers upplevelser av att befinna sig i en stundande organisationsförändring

Kaymak, Max LU and Karlqvist, Martin LU (2017) PSPR14 20171
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to explore experiences of being in an organization facing an organizational change and to see what differences in experiences of the phenomenon exist between two different groups within the same organization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight employees in an organization, four of whom were workshop workers and four salaried employees. Interview material was analyzed with thematic analysis and four main themes could be distinguished: Problem descriptions, Existing strengths to preserve, The desirable and View of change work. The main findings of the study were that there were clear differences between the two groups in; How they thought that the organizational change would affect their own... (More)
The purpose of the study was to explore experiences of being in an organization facing an organizational change and to see what differences in experiences of the phenomenon exist between two different groups within the same organization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight employees in an organization, four of whom were workshop workers and four salaried employees. Interview material was analyzed with thematic analysis and four main themes could be distinguished: Problem descriptions, Existing strengths to preserve, The desirable and View of change work. The main findings of the study were that there were clear differences between the two groups in; How they thought that the organizational change would affect their own role, how the change should proceed, what it will mean to them, their roles in the change work and where in the change process the organization was. In summary, the study showed that different groups within the same organization may have different experiences of being in an organization facing a change. Organizations facing a change can remedy many of the possible problems that may arise during the change process by considering the different experiences of different work groups, listening them and responding to their concerns. (Less)
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author
Kaymak, Max LU and Karlqvist, Martin LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSPR14 20171
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Organizational psychology, organizational change, organizational culture, organizational hierarchies, phenomenology, thematic analysis.
language
Swedish
id
8919631
date added to LUP
2017-07-05 09:45:51
date last changed
2017-07-05 09:45:51
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of the study was to explore experiences of being in an organization facing an organizational change and to see what differences in experiences of the phenomenon exist between two different groups within the same organization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight employees in an organization, four of whom were workshop workers and four salaried employees. Interview material was analyzed with thematic analysis and four main themes could be distinguished: Problem descriptions, Existing strengths to preserve, The desirable and View of change work. The main findings of the study were that there were clear differences between the two groups in; How they thought that the organizational change would affect their own role, how the change should proceed, what it will mean to them, their roles in the change work and where in the change process the organization was. In summary, the study showed that different groups within the same organization may have different experiences of being in an organization facing a change. Organizations facing a change can remedy many of the possible problems that may arise during the change process by considering the different experiences of different work groups, listening them and responding to their concerns.}},
  author       = {{Kaymak, Max and Karlqvist, Martin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Förändringstider i organisationer - två gruppers upplevelser av att befinna sig i en stundande organisationsförändring}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}