Change management through leadership: the mediating role of organizational culture
| Autor: | Abdulla Ahmed Al-Ali, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Moza Tahnoon Al-Nahyan, Amrik S. Sohal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Strategy and Management Business administration media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Change management Organizational culture Organisation climate Structural equation modeling Confirmatory factor analysis Management Empirical research Service (economics) 0502 economics and business Planned change 050211 marketing Psychology 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Organizational Analysis. 25:723-739 |
| ISSN: | 1934-8835 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijoa-01-2017-1117 |
| Popis: | Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of change leadership on organizational culture and change management practices in public-sector firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It also examines the mediating role of organizational culture on the interactions between leadership and change management programmes in the organization. Design/methodology/approach An empirical test of the hypotheses using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were applied to data collected from 210 middle-management respondents of public-sector organizations in the UAE. Findings The findings suggest that change-oriented leadership has a positive and significant direct effect on planned change (ß = 0.20, p < 0.01) and a positive and significant but indirect effect on planned change (ß = 0.279, p < 0.01) and emergent change (ß = 0.262, p < 0.01) change. Furthermore, hierarchical culture was found to positively and significantly impact directly on both planned (ß = 0.480, p < 0.001) and emergent (ß = 0.245, p < 0.01) change management in the UAE public-sector service organizations. Practical implications Based on the study’s findings, the role of the hierarchical culture in effecting change in the UAE public-sector organizations provides new and significant insights into the research literature on organizational culture as regards change management issues and the challenges facing these organizations. Originality/value The study makes a significant original contribution toward knowledge on the management of organizational change in UAE public-sector service organizations. It has practical implications for managers and leaders confronting organizational change management in the UAE. |
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