Taking the step from design and planning to implementation and execution in organizational change

Abstract

The question answered is: How do we take the step from design and planning to implementation and execution? The purpose of this research was to try to catch the knowledge and experience that change agents in AB VOLVO possesses and put it in relation with known scientific theories of organizational change. The research design has been a case study. Data to this research has been gathered through interviews. The interviewees’ educational status ranged from high school to university degree. Current position ranged from Human resource work in general to Sr. VP HR Business Office. The complete essay mirrors different perspectives of change. The impression is that organizational change can be built around a fundamental strategy of information, communication and participation.