Change Management

Impact of Change Management on Employee Morale and Performance
Monica Kodithala (1010790)
University Canada West
High Level Design Document
Professor: Michele Vincenti
MBA 522- Research Project
January 26th 2013

Impact of Change Management on Employee Morale and Performance
This research is conducted on impact on employee morale and performance in change implementation process which is an extension to previous studies conducted in telecommunication sector. This research study is conducted
This research pertains to
Change Management i.e., how does management deals with change and Impact of strategic change on the employees, their morale and performance.
Change is part of life. So is it to any business. Therefore the current study is not talking of day to day changes and adjustments. This study concerns on the strategic change methodology that would change the very nature of most of the employees who has normally been working in certain environment. (Bridges, 1991)
The current study therefore emphasizes that organisations need to continuously be on alert on changes happening around them and concentrate on areas that can have serious impact on their operations. They must adapt to compelling changes in their strategies to remain in the market. Therefore it is not an unexpected fact that strategic change has a necessity to focus on employees in an organization. One example that is easy to comprehend is introduction of automation that invariably resulted in reduction in staff found in excess (Rose, K. H, 2002).
“The ‘downsizing’ of employing organisations has become widespread. The experience of living with the possibility of redundancy, and watching others leave, has become part of the working experience of many. How can organisations hope to maintain staff morale in such circumstances?”(Kettley .P Report 291, Institute for Employment Studies, July 1995)
Change Management at the Workplace
“Change can be a very distressing time for employees in

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