Change Management in SARHS Report 2022

Change management in SARHS
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Executive Summary
This report investigates the case of change management in SAR Health Services (SARHS). It is a
company specialized in supplying medical equipment to hospitals across Europe and Asia.
SARHS has implemented a structural change and currently, it is implementing a new change that
involves a reduction of operating costs. The report discusses the factors to be considered before
implementing change. It provides an identification and discussion of people management issues.
Strategic recommendations and factors to be considered before implementation are also
discussed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Identification of the factors that the management team might wish to consider before going
ahead with their plan........................................................................................................................3
2. Identification and discussion the people management issues that the management team are
likely to face in implementing the plan with reasons......................................................................6
3. Develop and justify recommendations as to how to proceed with this project...........................9
3.2 Implementing a communication plan......................................................................................10
4. The factors that the organization may need to consider in order to build its change capability12
Conclusions....................................................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
Contemporary organizations strive to achieve sustainable changes that require significant effort
to manage change effectively. They tend to rely on change management models that introduce
clear ways of managing change and the expected obstacles that commonly occur. Organizations
need to manage planned organizational change to minimize risk (Stouten, Rousseau and De
Cremer, 2018). Organizational growth involves changes that vary in their depth and range. Also,
the change could be implemented in the short run or it could take place over a long period. Every
type of change has its requirements and challenges that should be carefully managed.
Organizations should effectively communicate the benefits of change and involve all the
stakeholders in the change process in order to gain their support (Skalik, 2016).
This report investigates the case of change management in SARHS, the specialized company in
supplying sophisticated diagnostic equipment to hospitals across Europe and Asia. The company
has implemented a structural change and currently, it is implementing a new change that
involves a reduction of operating costs. The following section discusses the factors to be
considered by the management team before implementing change, identification and discussion
of people management issues, strategic recommendations and factors to be considered before
implementation.
1. Identification of the factors that the management team might wish to consider before
going ahead with their plan
1.1 Motivation theories
SARHS management is required to understand and apply the motivation related theory to be able
to implement the best fitting ones to its employees. Motivation is very important for its