Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 28 Issue 3

Evolution of multiple organisational identities after an M&A event: A case study from Europe

Luigi De Bernardis, Luca Giustiniano

The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible coexistence of single and multiple organizational identities (OIs) after mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In particular, it…

Overcoming invisible obstacles in organizational learning: The moderating effect of employee resistance to change

Rui-Ting Huang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the key factors that could influence mobile learning outcome, and further explore the moderating effect of employee resistance to change…

Reconciling contradictory paths: identity play and work in a career transition

Fernando F. Fachin, Eduardo Davel

– The purpose of this paper is to understand the interconnection of identity play and identity work during transitions.

A moderated mediation examination of proactive personality on employee creativity : A person-environment fit perspective

Wan Jiang, Qinxuan Gu

By integrating proactive perspective and person-environment fit (P-E fit) perspective, this study intends to examine a moderated mediation model of proactive personality to…

Patterns of strategic change

Marta Dominguez CC, Jose Luís Galán-González, Carmen Barroso

The purpose of this paper is to know how strategic change processes unfold over time and their potential consequences for firms. The study has two main objectives: to identify the…

Emotions in sensemaking: a change management perspective

Norbert Steigenberger

Following various calls for research, the purpose of this paper is to adopt theories of emotion and action to understand the affective dimension of sensemaking processes in…

The power of momentum on firm performance: a myth or a reality?

Chengli Tien, Chien-Nan Chen

The purpose of this paper is to extend research related to a firm’s behavioural momentum and its financial performance and to further examine any moderating effect from various…

Quantitative assessment of spiritual capital in changing organizations by principal component analysis and fuzzy clustering

Mohammad Reza Taghizadeh Yazdi

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the application of statistical tools and techniques for quantitative assessment of spiritual capital (SC) based on a questionnaire…

Processes, characteristics, and effectiveness : An integrative framework for successful knowledge transfer within organizations

Hao Shen, Ziye Li, Xiuyun Yang

The purpose of this paper is to address important but unresolved questions regarding how different knowledge transfer processes and characteristics affect knowledge transfer…

Business as usual or why bureaucracy is beneficial for social production of knowledge

Slawomir Jan Magala