... responses, and under what circumstances abrupt exits escalate from routine organisational change to identity-level disruption. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a qualitative, interpretivist design, based on 24 semi-structured interviews with employees across eight Australian SMEs. Data were...

... in relational work to legitimise the system within the wider organisation. Successful implementation was found to depend not only on technical performance but also on social processes of meaning-making, identity formation, and the negotiation of organisational change. Practical implications By foregrounding...

... long-term organisational change in healthcare delivery. Seun Oguntoyinbo can be contacted at: seun.oguntoyinbo@uwe.ac.uk 17 01 2025 05 05 2025 19 05 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Change management...

...”) and theoretical re-conceptualisation of leadership within organisational change settings needing radical rethink for sustainable and successful change. The practical implications of transformational and Sustainable Network Leadership expose the way a variety of highly challenged organisational change contexts...

.... The study addresses the role that the perception of supportive leadership can play in reducing exposure to occupational psychosocial risks in a sample of healthcare professionals. Work-related stress Leadership support Organisational change COVID-19 Healthcare facilities Multiple case study...

... for change as an important factor of successful organisational change, but research focussed on psychological factors that facilitate change readiness is scarce. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether employee dispositional mindfulness contributes to readiness for change. Design...

... competencies within four competency domains: (1) Leadership and governance in organisational change, (2) Relationship management and communication skills, (3) Management of people, organisational systems and processes and (4) Personal characteristics and capabilities. The study outlines a range...

... notions of organisation and management (Ashworth et al., 2007). According to this theory, organisational changes are fads and fashions (Staw and Epstein, 2000). This logic is based on implicit and explicit rules, but also intuitions, conventions, norms and routines (March and Olsen, 1989 ; March...

...Helen Taylor; Cary L. Cooper Organisational change, for some employees, can pose threat, for others challenge. It has been found that, given the same organisational stressors, certain individuals fall victim to stress and ill‐health, whereas others remain healthy. In order to seek a clearer...