Corporate initiatives that drive employees’ commitment to change when approaching an agile transformation
- The rapidly evolving nature of Industry 4.0 has confronted corporates with the challenge of being able to react rapidly and nimbly (Van Solingen, 2020). Hence, many corporates need to embark on a journey of adaptation toward becoming agile organisations (Schmitz, 2018). However, this adaptation can only be achieved if employees fully commit to changing to an agile posture, and the required commitment is simply not forthcoming without proper corporate initiatives (Neves & Caetano, 2009). As there is no holistic summary of corporate initiatives required to boost employees' commitment to change when approaching an agile transformation, this study supplements the current research. The initiatives are derived from the existing literature and from unique insights given into a European automotive supplier that is currently managing a global agile transformation. Employees’ perceptions of the transformation in Austria and China were recorded and conclusions regarding what drives employees’ commitment to change and what led to job terminations were determined.
Author: | Thomas Preiner |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25924/opus-4598 |
Title Additional (German): | Unternehmensinitiativen, die das Mitarbeiter Engagement hinsichtlich Veränderung fördern, wenn eine agile Transformation durchgeführt wird |
Advisor: | Birgit Hagen |
Document Type: | Master's Thesis |
Language: | English |
Year of publication: | 2022 |
Publishing Institution: | FH Vorarlberg (Fachhochschule Vorarlberg) |
Granting Institution: | FH Vorarlberg (Fachhochschule Vorarlberg) |
Release Date: | 2022/10/29 |
Tag: | agile transformation; commitment to change |
Number of pages: | VIII, 46 |
DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 650 Management |
JEL-Classification: | L Industrial Organization / L2 Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior |
Open Access?: | ja |
Course of Studies: | International Management & Leadership |
Licence (German): | UrhG - The Austrian Copyright Act applies - Es gilt das österr. Urheberrechtsgesetz |