Good Intentions, Vague Ideas: A study about an onganizational change project being implemented

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze a change project that is not embedded in any clear issue and that lack a distinct purpose. HighTech tries to imitate a change project conducted at a former work place of a manager however imitations are rare and the project is easier explained as a translation. The reason to why the managers decided to implement the project was due to a positive belief in the process of conducting it and a hope of transforming their own private identities and the identity of the organization into something better and more beautiful. The process is not managed by a change agent and the project lack an action plan thus the managers, assigned to participate in the process, feel unsecure about the expectations and their responsibilities. Hence the managers are told to communicate that improvements will be implemented at the same time as they are instructed to do nothing. The organization use hypocrisy as a management tool to avoid conflict and make the employees more satisfied.