Change management implications for network organizations

• The purpose of this paper is to investigatepossible change management implicationsfor networks organizations. This is achievedthrough applying six Critical ManagementIssues (CMI’s) from the changemanagement framework DELTA on ataxonomy consisting of three generic typesof network organizations. The paper is builton an empirical base comprised of over 150expert interviews and 121 questionnairerespondents. Questionnaire respondents andinterviewed experts represent middle to topmanagement of companies of all sizesinvolved in networks. The results show thatthe framework applied to the changemanagement in the different networkshighlights and addresses differentmanagement activities per CMI. Given this,we discuss the differences in managerialimplications that the framework identifiesfor the different types of networks.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

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