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4.3 Boundary activities at the program-parent organization
boundary .......................................................................................... 127
4.3.1 Different types of boundary activities at the program-parent
organization boundary ............................................................................ 127
4.3.2 Comparison of boundary activities across the cases ............................. 132
4.4 Readiness for change program implementation ............................. 138
4.4.1 Indicators of readiness for change program implementation .............. 138
4.4.2 Readiness for change program implementation in the three cases ..... 139
4.4.3 Comparison of the findings across the cases ......................................... 147
4.5 The role of boundary activities in creating readiness for change
program implementation ................................................................ 149
4.5.1 Identified associations between boundary activities and intent .......... 149
4.5.2 Identified associations between boundary activities and resources .... 153
4.5.3 Identified associations between boundary activities and autonomy ... 158
4.5.4 Summary of the proposed associations between boundary activities
and readiness for change program implementation ............................. 161
4.5.5 Comparison of the findings across the cases ......................................... 164
4.6 Identified contextual factors contributing to the differences
across the cases ................................................................................ 165
4.6.1 Authority, ability and commitment of the program’s central
managers.................................................................................................. 166
4.6.2 Scope and complexity of the program .................................................... 168
4.6.3 Maturity of the parent organization in terms of large-scale change .... 170
4.6.4 Origin of the program and progress of the initiation process .............. 173
4.6.5 Comparison of the contextual factors across the cases ......................... 175
5. DISCUSSION .......................................................... 177
5.1 Responding to the research questions ............................................. 177
5.2 Theoretical contribution .................................................................. 196
5.2.1 Change programs as organizations within organizations ..................... 196
5.2.2 Program management in organizing and leading large-scale change .. 198
5.2.3 Program autonomy as a central enabler of change .............................. 200
5.2.4 Virtuous and vacuous paths in change program initiation .................. 203
5.3 Evaluation of the study ................................................................... 206
6. CONCLUSION ........................................................ 210
6.1 Summary of what has been accomplished and assessment of
contribution ..................................................................................... 210
6.2 Managerial implications .................................................................. 212
6.3 Avenues for further research ........................................................... 213
REFERENCES ................................................................ 216
APPENDICES ................................................................ 238
Appendix 1: Interview outlines ............................................................. 238
Appendix 2: Code framework used in the analysis ................................246
Appendix 3: Illustrations of the different aspects of the programparent
organization boundary in the three cases .............. 247
Appendix 4: Illustrations of boundary activities in the three cases ....... 253
Appendix 5: Illustrations of readiness for change program
implementation in the three cases .................................... 259