The Role of Leadership and Change in Organizations

This essay explores the role of leadership in driving organizational change and its impact on the organizational culture. It discusses the importance of effective leadership in managing change and provides recommendations for leaders to bring about successful organizational changes.

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The Role of leadership and Change in Organisations
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Table of Contents
Purpose:......................................................................................................................................3
Design/Approach and Methodology:.........................................................................................3
Findings:.....................................................................................................................................4
Originality/Value:......................................................................................................................4
Main Words:...............................................................................................................................4
Type of the paper:......................................................................................................................4
Introduction................................................................................................................................5
Methods......................................................................................................................................8
Literature Review.....................................................................................................................10
Introduction..........................................................................................................................10
Leadership role and changes....................................................................................................10
Change Management Processes...........................................................................................13
Impact of Leadership and changes...........................................................................................15
Relationship in between Leadership and Organizational Change............................................17
Recommended actions for the leaders to bring in organizational changes..............................19
Findings and Conclusions........................................................................................................21
Limitations...............................................................................................................................22
References................................................................................................................................23

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Purpose:
The purpose of the following essay is to determine the role of leadership and
its impact on the organizational culture. In the globalized business environment, the
rapid change is highly necessary to the sustainability of the business organization.
The different kinds of the concepts involving leadership, managerial changes,
organizational changes and the changes in culture of the business organization are
the major points of business attraction. In other words it can be said that the
practitioners and the different types of the business professionals have to adapt to
the changing styles and ensue business success in a proper and sustainable
manner. According to, the study prepared here is the literature review in order to
understand the different kinds of the approaches to leadership and change
management. The analysis and the formulation of the business organization in a
proper and effective manner is essential for the success of the business (Holten and
Brenner, 2015). Furthermore, the following also provides a review on the role of the
leadership in the management of the changes. The following review has been able to
answer the different kinds of the organizational needs in a proper and effective
manner.
Design/Approach and Methodology:
The analysis of the literature has been completed by the analysis of a number
of secondary research articles that has been the basis of the study. The major focus
of the study has been on the leadership, change management and the different kinds
of the organizational demands of the business that are addressed during the
analysis of the change management process of the organization. According to, ,
(2015) the articles that has been selected are all based on the different kinds of the
leadership changes, the impact of leadership and the different kinds of the changes

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that are implemented in the business organization. One of the most important
characteristic of this particular study is the selection of the relevant and genuine
articles which has increased the reliability and the validity of the organization
accordingly.
Findings:
The findings form the following research has provided the importance of
leadership and the different perspectives that ensure leadership as a key factor in
the success of the business organization. The essence and importance of leadership
cannot be undeterred in the business organization and therefore the organization
has to ensure the presence of a strong and able leadership that can be ready to take
up new challenges and ensure maximum success to the business organization. The
changes that occur in the organization has to be adapted in a smooth manner by the
leaders in order to convince the business organization in a proper and effective
manner.
Originality/Value:
As mentioned earlier, the research has considered the most reliable, genuine
the most related articles for the completion of the study article. The completion of the
study has thus provided a great source of information and thus has led to the
increase in the value of the projects. The selection of the genuine and reliable
articles has also increased the scope of the project as it will serve as a great source
of information for any sort of work related to the same subject in the future.
Main Words:
Leadership, Organizational Change, Change Management, Leadership role and
change management, Impact of change, Culture of the business enterprise
Type of the paper:
Literature Review Paper

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Introduction
Globalization has transformed the world into a small global village. The village
where there is a high level of contentions and competitions in between the different
kinds of the organizations. The most effective and beneficial transformation for any
organization has been the creation of the different kinds of the innovative ways that
helps to conduct the operations of the business organization. The report that has
been provided here has dealt with the role of leadership and change management in
different kinds of the business organizations (Ghasabeh, Soosay and Reaiche, 2015).
The implementation of the rapid technological advancements, high level of
expectations of the customers of the business, change in the conditions of the
market and many other different kinds of internal as well as external business
conditions have helped the business organizations to ensure the success of the
market in a proper and advanced manner (Betancourt et al. 2017). The adoption and
implementation of the business models and the organizational change are too
common in the modern days.
It is important for the organization to implement the business plans in a proper
and effective manner. The demand of the organizations changes day to day as the
change in the demands of the customers. The management of the organizations
must have a clear and proper update about the demands of the customers and also
the changes in the demands in a regular manner (Ghasabeh, Soosay and Reaiche,
2015). Different kinds of the research shows that almost 70% of the organizational
changes generally fails to meet the goals of these change management processes.
The leadership role of the business acts centrally in the evaluation and the cultivating
an organization, the process of organizational change demands a high level of
effective and competent leadership that is highly capable to perceive the most

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preferable shape of an organization and address the issues of the organizational
changes in the most appropriate manner.
Change management considers different kinds of the business factors that are
needed to manage the people and the different kinds of the resources by
implementing a systematic approach. The effective change management generally
contains the coordination and control of the different kinds of the change
management processes that are generally capable of facilitating the people to easily
adapt to the different changes (Kuipers et al. 2014). The people referred to in the
organization are the people who work as the employees of the organization. The
proper adaption, controlling, and coordinating the different business processes can
be termed as the main role of the leader in the business organization (Betancourt et al.
2017). Change is a process that cannot be avoided by any means. The change
management process is one of the most important in terms of the sustainability and
success of the business organization. Therefore it can be suggested that change
management has to be implemented in different kinds of the business organizations.
Therefore, the employees of the business organizations must be open to changes
and must adapt themselves to the different kinds of the changes.
As mentioned earlier, the lack of a proper leader in a business organization
often leads to the failure of the change processes in the business organizations. It
has been mentioned earlier that almost 70% of the business organizations fails to
gain positive results from the changes implemented within the organizational
processes. Different studies have mentioned that the failure to implement the
changes successfully in the business organization is highly dependent on the
expertise levels of the managers of the business organizations (Kuipers et al. 2014).
The high level of business expertise is therefore important for the success of the

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business organization. The major changes of the business organizations and the use
of the existing theories and models of the business organization is highly important
for the success of the business organization (Van der Voet, 2014). The existing
models and theories based on the changes in the business organizations and the
role of the leaders in such changes are all based on a linear approach.
The management of a change event is effective in the presence of a change
agent and the presence of a proper and positive organizational culture. The
commitment of the different employees and the stakeholders of the business
organizations also has a serious impact on the success of the business organization
in a proper and effective manner (Deschamps et al. 2016)
. The leadership of an organization is highly capable of providing different
kinds of the change processes that is not suitable in any way and may act in a
negative manner if implemented in the organization. The articles that has been
chosen in this particular report has described the role of the leadership processes in
change management and the influence of the process on the culture of the business
organization. The objectives of the study are as follows;
 To understand the different leadership roles and changes in organizations
To examine the impact of leadership and change on organisations ((Deschamps et al.
2016)
 To assess the relation between Leadership and organizational change
 To suggest recommended actions to the leaders for bringing forth
modifications in the organizational performance
The chapter which will be followed after this particular part will be describing
the research methodology that will be used for the review of the study. The different
kinds of the subsections has included the different kinds of the literature review in a
detailed and effective manner.

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Methods
The methods chapter forms an important part of the study as because the
methods section is the particular section where the methods that has been used to
formulate the report has been used in a proper and effective manner. The report is
totally based on the analysis of the secondary research methodology and have
selected a number of research articles, journals that has been formulated by different
kinds of the researchers. The selection of the different kinds of the research articles
and the selection of the different types of the journals and the articles have been
effective in the success of the business organization in a proper and effective
manner. The research has found out a large number of articles that is based on the
role of leadership and its impact on the change management process of the
business organizations (Deschamps et al. 2016). The search for the perfect strategy
has included the comprehensive basis for the analysis of the research in a proper
and effective manner. The structure of the research is based on the orientation of the
different leadership styles, change management processes, leadership changes,
changes in the organizational culture, impact of leadership process in the business
and many more as such. The results of the search has considered a number of
different articles that has included a number of different articles like that of Emerald
insight journals, AIMI journals, different PDF journals, Open access journals
considering the change management process, Academic journals and some online
research sources that has helped the report to gain the best data regarding the topic
of the report. The inclusion criterion for the secondary research sources are as
follows;

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INCLUSION CRITERION
 Published within the last 4 years (not before 2013)
 Original research papers
 Literature reviews and systematic reviews must be included
 Availability of full text
 English Publication
 Linked directly to the research topic
All the different publications that has been used were thoroughly reviewed
and was based on the title of the research. The publications that were selected for
the research also contained the full research text including the abstract, introduction,
body of the report, successful and effective business reviews, and proper findings
along with a solid and compact conclusion for the topic. The presence of all these
elements and perspective of the topic within the research has been instrumental to
construct the report on the leadership role in the change management of the
business organizations. The literature review has been updated mainly by the use of
the different kinds of the secondary research papers. The research papers that has
been considered for the research has all been formulated after the year 2013. Most
of the reports have been able to present a detailed and effective discussion on the
significance and impact of the leadership styles and leadership respectively in order
to ensure the success of the business research (Van der Voet, Kuipers, and
Groeneveld, 2016). The articles selected for the preparation of the report are all based
on the qualitative methods. However some of the articles selected in the process
have also the elements of quantitative analysis methods. There are also different
kinds of papers that has used the mixed methods of both qualitative and quantitative
processes.

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Literature Review
Introduction
The literature review chapter is one of the most important chapter in a report
or a particular research. The review chapter of the research or report helps t gain a
solid understanding of the research topic. The review chapter generally consists of
the discussion of the topic and the perspectives of the topic in a proper and efficient
manner. The presence of the different kinds of the review chapter along with the
different types of the organizational perspectives have been a major source of study
for the different kinds of the researches. The following literature review has provided
a proper and simple analysis of the leadership roles and the different perspectives
that must be considered accordingly. The major sources of the literature review and
the considerations of these sources have been import in the study of the following
report.
Leadership role and changes
The most important skills of leader is to manage and accelerate business
changes. According to, Aarons et al. (2015) the most fascinating topic in the change
management process is the reasons behind the failure and success of the process.
A large percentage of the new business leaders generally fails to understand and
adapt to the new changes that are generally undertaken by the business
organization. The mastering of the art of change is a challenge to the leaders of the
organization and thus it is important for organization to gain success. The study of
changes for the changes in an organization for the last couple of decades has
revealed the key take ways and the different kinds of learnings (Agote, Aramburu &
Lines, 2016). On the other hand, according to, (Moriano et al. 2014) the proper follow
up of the change management process has identified a number of different kind’s
processes or the roles of the different kinds of the change leaders. The leaders of

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the organization are generally unaware of their leadership capabilities and thus they
tend to ask the employees of the organization about their quality of the leadership
abilities (Vakola 2014). The leadership abilities and the quality of the business
management is best judged by the employees of the business in a proper and
efficient manner. The challenges of managing the business leads the managers to
face different kinds of unique challenges that are used to make the organization
much more efficient and capable enough. There are different kinds of the changes
and leadership roles that have a focus on the business. This includes the likes of
FOCUS rule, ALIGN rule and many more as such.
The role of the leadership is probably the hardest and takes the most time, opens up
the organization for pushback and has the most potential if it is generally done
efficiently (Al-Haddad & Kotnour, 2015). Apart from these leadership styles another
major style that is applied by the leaders in the business organization includes the
ENGAGE role. The leaders generally put extra effort, a lot of money into the
diagnosis and design of the new kinds of the organizational solutions (Vakola 2014).
The engagement of the leaders in a positive manner is important for the key to open
the minds, hearts and hands of the employees and involve them in the change
management process and make them capable to adapt them in a new solution and
reality. The literature on the transformational process discusses on whether the
gender or the organization includes the different trends of the business
organizations. The management of the behaviour influences the wellbeing of the
followers that has an influence on the organizational change management
processes. The literature concerning the leadership styles is superfluous. There are
generally different kinds of the leadership styles that are distinguished by many of
the different authors. Some of the major leadership style classifications are best

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known in the literature (Long et al. 2014). A comprehensive distinction that comes
back in the literature quite often can be termed between different kind of the styles
that includes the likes of the transformational, transactional and laissez faire
leadership styles (Appelbaum et al. 2015).
Transactional leadership style can be said to be based on the setting of the
clear objectives and the goal for the followers of the business as well as the use of
either different kinds of business punishments or the rewards in order to support the
compliance of the management with the goals of the organization. The
transformational leadership on the other hand is the particular kind of the leadership
change where the leaders are able to identify the different kinds of the changes and
then it creates a vision that helps in the guidance of the different kinds change
through inspiration, and is also able to execute the change with the commitment of
the different members in a group (Long et al. 2014). The Laissez Faire leaders
generally provides different kinds of guidance to the subordinates. The providence of
the help and support to the subordinates helps the business organizations to ensure
the control of the subordinates and achieve control by means of less obvious means.
It is essential for the business organization to consider the situational application of
the leadership styles to evaluate the probability for the successful evaluation of the
different kinds of the changes. The different kinds of the literature trends view the
leadership styles as the natural process for the change management (Betancourt et al.
2017). However, it is essential to consider the leadership styles in a proper and
effective manner to ensure success of the organization. In addition to moderating the
outcome of change implementation processes, leadership style, resistance to
change and employee commitment also interact to ultimately impact organizational
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Some of the researches argue that the change implementation process must
be dependent on the hierarchical distance from the top of the management,
organizational culture and the predisposition in order to resist or commit to the
changes that may be occurring in the business organizations. According to, Cockcroft
(2014). The leadership skills and the abilities of a leader are associated with the
success of the execution of the change in a positive manner. The execution of the
changes, proper capability of communication, coaching, involvement of others in the
business and many other different things are clearly associated to meet the needs of
the respective individuals and also ensure success for the business organizations.
Change Management Processes
The change can be cited as an everlasting feature of the organizational life
against rapid development of the technology, increasing amount of business
knowledge and the shift in the practices of the work. According to, Betancourt et al.
(2017) there are many organizations which identify the need for the changes in the
organization and accordingly embrace the changes in the business organization. At
the time of the theoretical analysis it has been found out that the change in the
implementation processes will include the likes of the client selection, entrance,
diagnosis, setting up of the goals, action planning and finally the evaluation and
stabilization (Babalola Stouten and Euwema 2016). This clearly stated that the theories
of change management considered the external agents to be the primary agents.
There are different kinds of change management models that are considered and
selected by the management of the business organizations in order to ensure the
success of the organization of the business. Judson Model Analysis, Kotter’s Model
and many more as such. There are different kinds of the changes that needs to be
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implement a great change and help the management to increase business
sustainability (Babalola Stouten and Euwema 2016). The successful implementation of
the change management process depends on the implementation of a number of
different steps. This includes the likes of the;
a. Identification of what needs to be changed- Different types of changes occurs
in order to improve a process, product and also to clarify the goals of the
business The following also involves the identification of the resources along
with the individuals that will be facilitating the processes and the leads of the
business task. Most of the change systems generally acknowledge that the
knowledge of the particular area of the improvement is to create a solid base
for clarity, ease and a successful implementation of the total process.
b. Presentation of a solid business case to the stakeholders of the business-The
stakeholders of the business starts from the upper level of management and
also includes the employees and the investors of the business organization.
These all types of the stakeholders have different expectations from the
company and the performance of the business and thus the presentation of a
solid business case to the different stakeholders is highly important for the
organization.
c. Communication process- The different kinds of the change management
elements gets a nod only in the presence of a proper and structured business
communication that can be helpful for the business to ensure success in a
proper and effective manner. Providing clear and open lines of communication
throughout the process is a critical element in all change modalities.
d. Providence of the resources and the usage of the data for evaluation- The part
of the planning process, identification of the resources and the funding of the
crucial elements is highly necessary for the business systems. Many of the
business models has to identify the data gathering process and analyse it
accordingly.
e. Monitor and manage resistance, dependencies and budgeting the risks-
Resistance is the most normal part of the change management process and it
has the capability of the threat to ensure success of the project. Most of the
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with the change process. The risk of the impacting dependencies, return on
investment risks and many other such similar risks that are important for the
success of the business organization in a proper and effective business
manner.
f. Review, revise and continuous improvement- The change is an ongoing
process and therefore, the change is difficult and very hard to achieve. The
management of the business organizations must ensure a similar strategy like
that of the development of the communication in order to review, revise and
continuously improve the process and also remove the roadblocks in between
the organization.
Impact of Leadership and changes
The different kinds of the change management models of leadership have
gained the interest of the managers and the scholars just because of the promise of
the organizations to provide extraordinary outcomes after the implementation of the
change processes. In the organization (Babalola Stouten and Euwema 2016). The
change processes of the organization is one of the most important process and must
be implemented in a proper manner to ensure business success. Strategic
leadership models needs to be transformational if it is aimed to serve the business
organization. In different kinds of instances, the type of the leadership that is
required to change culture is transformational as because the transformational
leadership uses provides the much needed energy and commitment to change the
culture of the business organization. The strategic leadership therefore needs to
provide the best solutions in order to have a positive impact on the business
organization. Leadership and organizational culture are widely believed to be linked
to the different kinds of the business processes that leads to the change. The
organizational changes must also be adaptive in nature. The degree of the constraint
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type progress must be dependent on the different types of the merged cultures. They
relate the following to the four different culture types which are namely power, role,
task and the person. These are proposed by means of merging the different kinds of
the culture in a likely easier transition than the others. The change in the direction of
the culture is important as because it has an impact upon the level of the constraint
being placed on the different kind of the individuals.
Making a change in the culture of the organization is one of the and perhaps
the most important changes that needs to be addressed by the organization in order
to ensure the success of the business organization in a proper and effective manner.
The organization culture comprises of the different kind of the interlocking of the
goals, the business processes, communication practices and other assumptions
related to the organizational leadership changes (Babalola Stouten and Euwema 2016).
The time of the organizational changes, most of the organizations have to be claim
that during the times of the organizational changes a number of different business
organizations must move to more strict control by imposing a much greater level of
constraint and also reducing the freedom that the individuals have to make different
decisions. According to a vast number of different researches on the same subject it
has been seen that the leadership has a great range of impact on the attitude of the
employees towards their jobs. The role of the leaders in today’s modern world has
totally changed and the success of any of the organizations generally relies on the
different kinds of the leadership styles that are practiced by the leaders. The true
leaders generally engage with the others in line with their consideration and modesty
as because they involve themselves in what they actually are and what they actually
wants to achieve for the individual gains. The reluctance to change management
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leaders of the business organization has their responsibility to set the tone for
different kind of the change management initiatives. If the leaders do not embrace
the change, the others in the organization especially the inferiors to the leaders
might have the feeling that it is not so important to embrace the change on a serious
basis. The leaders have a huge impact on the total change management process.
Some of the major impacts of the process are as follows;
1. Dealing directly with resistance- The time when the leaders wants to effect the
changes, they must listen to and encourage participation from the people who
tends to be directly affected by means of the changes in organization.
Resistance can take a serious toll on the productivity of the business and lead
to different kind of the negative outcomes. These negative outcomes includes
the likes of the job attrition, request for transfers and many more as such
similar functions.
2. Creation of a shared vision, clarity and alignment- The creation of a shared
value for the different kinds of the changes is important for the business in
order to ensure the changes to be undertaken are in line with the different
kinds of the goals and aims of the organizations.
3. Managing change at all leadership levels- It is not possible for a single leader
to effect the changes in the organization. Successful management of change
requires a consistent message and action from the leadership at all levels of
the business organization. The management of the change processes are
important for the business to ensure success in a proper and effective
manner.
4. Tie change with specific business goals- There are different types of
procedures by which the management of the business organizations apply
them in the enterprises. One of such example is the SMART goals. The
successful implementation of the goals of the business by means of the
SMART procedure is surely one of the major reasons for the success of the
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Relationship in between Leadership and Organizational Change
Change has been a major area of challenge for the different kinds of the
business organizations. The management of the business organizations has to
endure a large number of different changes in order to survive itself in the dynamic
and competitive business environment. According to, the change must be aligned
with the different kinds of the organizational culture, values, people and the
behaviours in order to encourage the success of the business organization and
achieve the desired results. Thus it can be said that the human leadership of an
organization plays an important role in the success of the change management
process. Such kind of transformation is difficult and will for sure resist the resentment
of the employees in the business organization. The psychological along with the
social fear of change along with the lack of the technical expertise can have a
negative impact on the change process. The leaders of the business must be
equipped with the necessary skills that will help to enable the strategic change of the
business. Different authors who studied on the following subject emphasized on the
process of how the leadership process could overcome the resistance to change. In
order for the survival of the organizations, especially the multinational organizations
that has their business spread out over a large area of the globe has to implement
the change processes in order to stay updated with the modern trends and meet the
demands and the needs of the customers. Different kinds of the forces that includes
the likes of the globalization, technological changes, knowledge management skills
and cross boundary collaboration. Changes generally occur either in the external
environment or the macro environment. The organizations are in the need of the
innovative and creative visionaries or the leaders who have the inner capability in
them to ensure the decisions that are to be made or the changes that are to be
implemented in the business organization.
The change leader can only be termed as effective once the leaders has been
able to implement a sense of purpose and vision and has the ability to manage the
people through different kinds of the tough situations and has the ability to take
accountability and the responsibility and is able to motivate the employees to
achieve the different kinds of the respective goals of the organization. The presence
of an effective change management and leadership theory is highly essential for the
success of the business in a proper manner. Thus it can be said clearly that there is

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a strong relationship in between the leadership of an organization and organizational
change. There is a huge importance of leadership in the implementation of the
change management theory. The most important aspect in the following process is
the leading and then the change. The changing markets and the change in the
different kinds of the aspects of the economic and social theories, the management
of the business organizations needs to survive to ensure the success of the business
organization in a proper and effective manner. The major challenge of leading the
change is to manage the human resources of the organization. Leadership and
management are thus considered to be synonymous in nature. It is highly essential
to understand about the effective management styles. As a crucial component of
management, the remarkable leadership style upon building the environment is
necessary for the success of the business. The manager must have the traits of the
leader which helps them to develop and begin strategies that build up and sustain
the competitive advantage of the business organizations.
Recommended actions for the leaders to bring in organizational changes
The major changes that are generally brought in by the management of the
business organizations in the organization are basically the changes of the culture.
The cultural changes are the major changes that have a great say in the success of
the organization. The changes in the organizational culture and upgrading the
organizational culture in a much better and efficient manner can be termed as the
main changes that generally matters the most in the business organization.
Organizational culture is basically defined as the set of the expected behaviours
which must be present within the group to ensure the presence of a clarity in
between the group and the business organization. The presence of a proper and
efficient organizational culture ensures the presence of the better changes in the
organizations. One of the most critical elements of the organizational culture is that
the cultural development of the business organizations can ensure success of the
business along with the better presentation of the business goals and objectives
linked with the culture.
Therefore it can be said that the changes in the organization must be based
on an overall picture of the change management. The effective change management
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The successful change leadership needs vision, shared values, changes in the
strategy, empowerment and motivation have a hard impact on the same. The vision
of the organizations generally frame the main changes and thrive towards the
achievement of such changes. As mentioned earlier, leadership plays a crucial role
in the success of the business organization. The presence of an effective leadership
within the business organization helps the management to implement the different
kinds of the change agents and accordingly ensure the success of the organization
in a proper and efficient manner. Some of the major recommendations that can be
ascertained from the following report to usher in changes for the organization are as
follows;
A, Securing a proper communication process- The people within the organization
must have a clear information as well as a clear idea on the changes that will be
going to be undertaken. There are times when the organization faces different kinds
of problems that includes the likes of the unawareness about the changes Aarons et
al. 2015). In the absence of a clear and factual communication process, the people in
the organization tends to create their own information about the change process and
at times rumours even become facts which can be harmful for the organization as
well as for the change to be undertaken in the organization.
a. Getting close and personal- The time when the information concerns are satisfied,
people all wants to know the way the change will affect them personally. The
changes in the organization and its effects has to be well known to the people in
order for the people to give their nod. The people with serious personal concerns will
be wandering about their own benefits from these changes. Therefore the leaders of
these business organizations must ensure success in a proper and efficient manner
to make the changes more successful in nature.
b. Planning a suitable action- The leaders in the business organization who leads the
changes must address the first two concerns effectively as because the people who
will be impacted on the implementation of such changes must provide all the different
details to them in order to ensure success. The planning of the action must be done
to achieve such feat. The preparation of the leaders to answer the different questions
from the people must be ensured to gain success within the business organization.

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c. Selling the Changes-The people of the business organizations has the tendency to
raise different kinds of the impact concerns in order to ensure the selling of the
changes. The preparation from the leaders to make the people aware of the benefits
of the changes and their impact on the personal and professional life can be termed
as a way of making the changes saleable and acceptable to the different persons.
The selling of the changes thus can be said to be an important identity of the
business change management.
Findings and Conclusions
The major research questions have been answered in the total part of the
literature review chapter. The four different research questions that formed the basis
of the following research are as follows;
 How to understand the different leadership roles and changes in
organizations?
 What are the ways to examine the impact of leadership and change on
organisations?
 What are the ways to assess the relation between Leadership and
organizational change?
 What are the ways to suggest recommended actions to the leaders for
bringing forth modifications in the organizational performance?
The first finding has helped to gain an understanding of the most important skills
of a leader. The findings are totally based on the first question which has provided
the ways to understand the different leadership roles and changes within the
business organization and has also shown the hardships undertaken in the
performance of the leadership role. It has been proved that the management of the
employee behaviours can have a major influence on the change management
process of the business organizations.
The second question which is based on the different methods to examine the
efforts of leadership and change in the business organization has provided the
different processes that are undertaken by the business organizations to assess the
impact of the leadership qualities within the business organization. The research has
established and identified new methods to get a clear and detailed idea of the

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leadership process and the impact on the changes. The report has provided the use
of the different kinds of the leadership styles and has helped in the success of the
business organization in a proper and effective manner. The importance of each of
the leadership styles have been explained.
The third research question has provided a detailed and compact description of
the relationship between leadership and organizational changes. The different kind
of the changes have been established and its importance have been explained in a
systematic manner. The fourth and last discussion is based on the discussion of a
number of different recommendations that can be helpful for the leaders of the
business organizations to implement the changes in the business organization with
utmost accuracy and full success.
Limitations
In spite of the systematic and organized presentation of the different forms of
the literary review connected to the subject taken for the research, there are a
number of limitations that has been identified in the following research. The
theoretical and the informative nature of the following qualitative based study limits
the research to get a real time data based on the successful application of the
business in a proper and organized manner. The absence of real time data and
dependency on the secondary sources can be problematic for sometimes. The
presence of a selected few theories within the research is important for the success
of the research. The use of only the qualitative articles and the absence in the use of
the quantitative based articles is a major limitation for the conduction of the data
analysis in a proper form. The research has also considered the different
perspectives of the qualitative research that can be successful easily. Many of the
research articles included in this paper are also limited in terms of providing specific
recommendations for future investigations. Therefore, the leaders of organizational
change are suggested to become more familiarize with literature to attain more in-
depth knowledge and directions. The limits in time and money comes from a decent
background.

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