Change Management in Organizations: An Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated bibliography of two articles
Millar, C., Hind, P., & Magala, S. (2012). Sustainability and the need for change:
organisational change and transformational vision. Journal of Organizational
Change Management, 25(4), 489-500.
Synopsis of the article
The article “Sustainability and the need for change: organisational change and
transformational vision” by Millar, Hind and Magala (2012) focused on the sustainability
challenges that are faced by the organizations. The change that is being undertaken by
the organizations are based on the objective of organizational sustenance in the diverse
market conditions. The findings of the research portray the manner in which the short
term priorities of the organizations related to the financial gains are balanced by the
implementation of strategies that would support the long term aspirations of continuous
growth in the business processes. The paper aimed at portraying the overview of the
sustainability of the organization through an enumeration of the different policy reviews.
Millar, Hind and Magala (2012) stated in the article the different dimensions of the
change that is undertaken by the diverse firms in order to pursue their specific is
dependent on the analysis of the needs of the business in order to sustain in the
competitive market situations. The bottom line mentality of the leaders often affects the
proper functioning of the business processes. However, the long term aspirations of

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sustainability in the market and retaining the brand image of the same has helped
organizations in undertaking he process of evolution as per the market demand.
Example
The technological innovations that were undertaken by the organization, Nokia,
has helped in the development of the market value gradually after the organization lost
its market value completely. Nokia was already under a partnership with the networking
equipment manufacturer Siemens. Thereby the organizational management team of
Nokia realized that the networking equipment business could offer the organization with
better opportunities for the growth of the business. However, the change that was
undertaken by the organization due to its short term objective affected the sustainability
of the business as the business exited the market in 2014 (Laamanen, Lamberg &
Vaara, 2016).
McKay, K., Kuntz, J. R., & Näswall, K. (2013). The effect of affective commitment,
communication and participation on resistance to change: The role of change
readiness. New Zealand Journal of Psychology (Online), 42(2), 29.
Synopsis of the article
McKay, Kuntz and Näswall (2013) stated in the research that involvement of
management in the organizational progress and thereby mitigate the workforce related
issues would have helpedin the efficient functioning of the businesses. The readiness to
accept the change in the processes of the workforce will be supported through the