Change in the Energy Industry

Paper Summary:

This study investigates the impact of planned and unplanned change on employees in an organization and, in particular, on workers in the energy industry in Europe. The paper explains how changes in the energy industry itself have affected the companies involved in energy distribution with respect to organizational structure, management, mergers and competition. The paper also differentiates between planned and unplanned change and explains how they impact an organization differently.

Literature Review
The Energy Industry in Europe
Mergers and Acquisitions
Perceptions and Values of Workers
Feelings of Conflict and Stress During the Change Process
Motivation in the Workplace-Defined and Evolving
Knowledge Management during a Change Process
Planned Change and Performance Management
The European Union
Conclusion

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"Change management is also dependent on the structure and the type of industry. Internal variables offer the most challenge to the change process. In established and bigger organizations, application of the change process is more gradual. The process by which change can be implemented in the organization is slower and sluggish due to its size and structure. The degree of agreement between the values, cultural norms, and attitudes that are required for implementation of the proposed change and the organization staff's existing attitudes, values, philosophy, and operating style also determines the success of any change that can be implemented. "Anchor-draggers" exist in all organizations and at all levels, the ability of the management to get these individuals to conform to new styles of operation is important (Womack and Jones, 1996)."

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