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Managing change in the absence of sense: An interpretive case study on how the non-management of meaning can affect the performance of organisational change initiatives

McMenzie, Jack LU and Lundquist, André LU (2019) BUSN49 20191
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of an organisation’s change process by observing how the non-management of meaning can impact organisational change performance. With an emphasis on technological change, we will draw upon Weick’s theoretical concept of sensemaking to analyse how individuals within such change projects formulate meaning towards events, allowing us to investigate how the non-management of this meaning influences organisational change performance. Alongside contributing to the relevant academic fields by furthering understanding and highlighting under-theorised areas, we also intend for this study to provide value for practitioners.
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author
McMenzie, Jack LU and Lundquist, André LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN49 20191
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
‘Organisational Change’, ‘Sensemaking’, ‘Sensegiving’, ‘Management of Meaning’, ‘Technology’, ‘Enterprise Resource Technology’, ‘ERP’
language
English
id
8989392
date added to LUP
2019-09-03 15:49:57
date last changed
2019-09-03 15:49:57
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of an organisation’s change process by observing how the non-management of meaning can impact organisational change performance. With an emphasis on technological change, we will draw upon Weick’s theoretical concept of sensemaking to analyse how individuals within such change projects formulate meaning towards events, allowing us to investigate how the non-management of this meaning influences organisational change performance. Alongside contributing to the relevant academic fields by furthering understanding and highlighting under-theorised areas, we also intend for this study to provide value for practitioners.}},
  author       = {{McMenzie, Jack and Lundquist, André}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Managing change in the absence of sense: An interpretive case study on how the non-management of meaning can affect the performance of organisational change initiatives}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}