... in change management. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an approach and process for management educators and facilitators of executive education programs to introduce and teach role play for the busy executives to learn about empathy. Findings Role play is a useful teaching method...

..., focusing specifically on employee motivation in the organization. Steven H. Appelbaum can be contacted at: steven.appelbaum@concordia.ca © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Performance Change management Business model change...

... plant (Schweiger and Denisi, 1991). This implies that management should have the discernment to realize the importance of change management in the course of an M&A, and actively act on it. Steven H. Appelbaum can be contacted at: steven.appelbaum@concordia.ca © Emerald Publishing Limited...

... Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Resistance to change is affected by the simple notion of increasing employee “belongingness” and engagement, and engagement can increase their adherence to the newly merged organization. Change management...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Change management Transformational leadership Resistance to change Mergers and acquisitions Organization culture Dating back to the end of the nineteenth century, the concept of M&A is not unique to management decision making. Alluring...

... the pros and cons, the collective decision is taken. Hence, both leadership styles are different. Professor M.S. Rao can be contacted at: profrao11@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Change management...

... of their current or future leaders. Sue Stockdale is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: sue@suestockdale.com Leadership Mentoring Change management Continuous improvement Volunteers Sports Today, most rugby clubs in England are run like small businesses, and require an army...

... Transformation Corporate sustainability Corporate social responsibility Change management Business culture During the past several decades, firms have seen an increasing need to manage an ever rougher sea of challenges such as technology, economic, industry growth and decline, competition, market...

... Change management Leadership development Coaching The theme of “how to be the leader in your own life” touches on leadership obviously but also on personal coaching, personal development and how to develop your life so that you can have career goals and life goals that are compatible...

... responsibility Change management Business culture In the context of shared value, Porter and Kramer (2011) believe that social problems should be at the core of businesses’ social responsibility initiatives. Learning how to create shared value is the means for a business to focus on social problems...

..., such as some of those mentioned above (governments, political groups, communities, etc.) (Donaldson and Preston, 1995). Transformation Corporate sustainability Corporate social responsibility Change management Business culture However, if a firm is acting to maximizing what its stakeholders...

.... They must share their power. They must also share their vision with the employees to enable them to feel that they are an integral part of the change process. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Change management Organizational development Change vs growth Leadership challenges...

... have worked with several organisations which have a central office for supporting major programmes of change, but working on a change programme that lacks this function has really shown me their value. I believe a change management office would have provided the following assistance: creation...

... findings relevant to sustainability and change management was performed in order to develop a better understanding of factors that may hinder corporate adoption of sustainability, the role of sustainability in transformational change, and the change management challenges involved in integrating...

... a review of recent findings relevant to sustainability and change management was performed in order to develop a better understanding of factors that may hinder corporate adoption of sustainability, the role of sustainability in transformational change, and the change management challenges involved...

... their effectiveness. Change management Uncertainty management Workplace Change Performance Mindset Thinking patterns Emotional response Behaviour Personality Survival in the Arctic is similar to surviving in the world of business. It requires the ability to be aware of your emotions and thoughts...

... lie's in people's need to believe that their lives are meaningful, and what they do has importance and significance, all key aspects of employee engagement. Communication is inextricably linked to change management, and poor communication can lead to increased levels of stress during organizational...

... depend on their interpersonal influence skills to a greater degree in order to achieve successful results. Consulting Internal consulting Influence Influence skills Consultants Strategic planning Change management I tend to advocate. I am an active player, and I provide leadership...

... at the published literature on visionary leadership, unsuccessful change management and successful change management. From this literature review, it is possible to identify five inter‐related sets of issues that are likely to determine the success of attempts at organisational change, namely, strategic thinking...

... is to comment on models of change management, overcoming resistance to change, the necessary skills and commitment to implement change and stages in the planning. It concludes with the key outcomes of the simulation exercise. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a management of change...