Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.

This paper reports an investigation into the existence of material differences between the respective approaches to change management of consultants and corporate managers. The narrative accounts proffered by participants are examined in three primary dimensions, sensemaking, sensegiving and overc...

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Main Author: Muchatuta, Gashirai
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27536/
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description This paper reports an investigation into the existence of material differences between the respective approaches to change management of consultants and corporate managers. The narrative accounts proffered by participants are examined in three primary dimensions, sensemaking, sensegiving and overcoming resistance to change. Relationships between these dimensions are explored and an effort at establishing best practice approaches is made.
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spelling nottingham-275362017-10-19T14:02:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27536/ Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change. Muchatuta, Gashirai This paper reports an investigation into the existence of material differences between the respective approaches to change management of consultants and corporate managers. The narrative accounts proffered by participants are examined in three primary dimensions, sensemaking, sensegiving and overcoming resistance to change. Relationships between these dimensions are explored and an effort at establishing best practice approaches is made. 2014-09-25 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27536/1/Complete_Dissertation.pdf Muchatuta, Gashirai (2014) Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Change Management Narratives Consultants
spellingShingle Change Management
Narratives
Consultants
Muchatuta, Gashirai
Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title_full Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title_fullStr Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title_full_unstemmed Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title_short Talking Change - A comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
title_sort talking change - a comparative narrative analysis of language use amongst external consultants and internal change agents in delivering organisational change.
topic Change Management
Narratives
Consultants
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27536/