Critical Review of Literature on Change Management on Employees Performance
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Date
2016
Authors
Njuguna, Elijah Ng'ang'a
Muathe, Stephen M. A.
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KAJ Printing
Abstract
Organizations are continually confronting challenges to remain competitive and successful, which compels
organizations to regularly re-evaluate their strategies, structures, policies, operations, processes and
culture. Managing change effectively is however a main challenge in the change management domain
because of massive human involvement. Thus, managers and change agents are eager to know how to
encourage and effectively prepare employees for change situation. This paper carries out a critical review
on change management on employees performance. The paper reviews the origin of change management
concept on employees performance from academic and management perspective, factors influencing the
growth and adoption of the change management on employees’ performance concept, theoretical
framework of change management on employees performance and the empirical studies on change
management on employees performance. The paper also identifies the research gaps identified in the
concept. It also captures on recommendations of the study and the conclusions reached. It carries with it a
proposed conceptual frame work in a study to be carried on the concept with independent variables
highlighted as participatory leadership, motivational commitment, training and communication. The
dependent variable was identified as change management on employees performance. All indications
pointed that that independent variables (participatory leadership, motivational commitment , training and
communication are positively and significantly correlated to the dependent variable (change management
on employees performance).This study may contribute to the literature on change management on
employees performance particularly and may assist the management, change agents and practitioners of
human resources management and development, and organizational behavior in assessing, designing and
evaluating new or existing programmes for change management on employees performance.
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Research Article
Keywords
Change Management Process, Employees Performance, Change Drivers, Change Agents, Participatory Leadership, Communication