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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| author | Muchatuta, Gashirai |
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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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| format | Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) |
| id | nottingham-27536 |
| institution | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
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| language | English |
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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 [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Change Management Narratives Consultants |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/ |