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Theoretical background<br />
independent) listings of success factors of change presented in the<br />
literature, a conclusion can be made that most of the success factors of<br />
organizational change somehow deal with change initiation, planning <strong>and</strong><br />
preparation. There are still some stated success factors that mainly concern<br />
later stages of change, <strong>for</strong> example, monitoring <strong>and</strong> evaluating the progress<br />
of change, providing training regarding the change results, <strong>and</strong> rewarding<br />
<strong>for</strong> success (e.g. Fern<strong>and</strong>ez & Rainey, 2006; Lanning, 2001). Although the<br />
basis <strong>for</strong> these <strong>activities</strong> may already be laid during the early stage of<br />
change (e.g. by creating reward systems <strong>and</strong> control procedures), in this<br />
dissertation these <strong>activities</strong> are viewed primarily as success factors of<br />
change implementation <strong>and</strong> thus mainly excluded from the discussion.<br />
Table 6 Success factors related to the early stage of change programs<br />
Reported success factors<br />
Examples of studies<br />
Establishing intent<br />
Visible need <strong>and</strong> pressure <strong>for</strong><br />
change<br />
Clear <strong>and</strong> shared vision <strong>and</strong><br />
sense of direction<br />
Purposeful plan <strong>for</strong> change<br />
content <strong>and</strong> change process<br />
Ensuring resources<br />
Skillful <strong>and</strong> charismatic leader<br />
Dedicated <strong>and</strong> powerful<br />
program team<br />
Visible senior management<br />
support <strong>and</strong> involvement<br />
Supportive <strong>and</strong> receptive<br />
organizational atmosphere<br />
Mobilizing change<br />
Participative or empowering<br />
approach in planning<br />
Greiner, 1967; Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Kotter, 1995;<br />
Lanning, 2001; Fern<strong>and</strong>ez & Rainey, 2006; Leppitt,<br />
2006; Cunningham & Kempling, 2009<br />
Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Bam<strong>for</strong>d & Daniel, 2005;<br />
Kotter, 1995; Leppitt, 2006; Marks, 2007; Cunningham<br />
& Kempling, 2009<br />
Lanning, 2001; Fern<strong>and</strong>ez & Rainey, 2006; Leppitt,<br />
2006; Cunningham & Kempling, 2009<br />
Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Salminen, 2000; Lanning,<br />
2001<br />
Kotter, 1995; Lanning, 2001<br />
Greiner, 1967; Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Lanning;<br />
2000; Lok, Hung, Walsh, Wang, & Craw<strong>for</strong>d, 2005;<br />
Fern<strong>and</strong>ez & Rainey, 2006<br />
Howes & Quinn, 1978; Lanning, 2001; Bam<strong>for</strong>d &<br />
Daniel, 2005;<br />
Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Kotter, 1995; Salminen,<br />
2000; Lanning, 2001; Bam<strong>for</strong>d & Daniel, 2005; Lok et<br />
al., 2005; Marks, 2007<br />
High degree of communication Covin & Kilmann, 1990; Lanning, 2001; Marks, 2007;<br />
Cunningham & Kempling, 2009<br />
Sustaining the momentum Kotter, 1995; Marks, 2007<br />
Be<strong>for</strong>e examining the success factors more closely, it is worthwhile to note<br />
that some studies have taken an alternative perspective, listing factors that<br />
contribute to the failure of organizational change (Covin & Killman, 1990;<br />
Darragh & Campbell, 2001; Kotter, 1995). These studies attribute failure to<br />
a wide variety of issues, including but not limited to top managers <strong>for</strong>cing<br />
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