Open AccessLähijohtajien muutosvalmius kuntasektorilla
Author(s) -
Jenni Kantola,
Kirsi Lehto,
Katja Ekman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hallinnon tutkimus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2343-4309
pISSN - 0359-6680
DOI - 10.37450/ht.95663
Subject(s) - organizational change , change management (itsm) , business , public relations , planned change , managing change , public sector , culture change , marketing , psychology , political science , sociology , social science , lean manufacturing , law
Recent studies have highlighted the importance of managers’ role in change. Managers are a lynchpin in the success of a change as they stand closest to employees and they are both implementing change but also being affected by change.
In this study, we explore managers´ readiness of change. Readiness of change refers to what employees perceive as the balance between costs and benefits of maintaining a behavior. In practice, it is about psychological willingness to cooperate in bringing the change to fruition.
We interviewed 19 managers in public sector organizations. The findings indicate that strong change readiness of managers requires organizational support, time resources for people management and participative organizational culture. Study highlights the individual experience and interpretation of meaningfulness of change. This can be achieved by communicating the consequences and benefits of change clearly and by engaging managers in change already in the early phase.