CHANGE MANAGEMENT : A Research at IKEA of Sweden (IoS) : Power & Resistance: Definition, Effect & Solutions

Abstract: Nature of work: Master Dissertation, 15 hpCourse name and code: Management in Dynamic Organizations, FE 3074Number of pages: 97 pagesTitle: CHANGE MANAGEMENT- A research at IKEA of Sweden (IoS)-Power & Resistance: Definition, Effect & SolutionsAuthors:Leonnie Tabanan Ingholt E-mail: [email protected] Rasidovic E-mail: [email protected] tutor, coordinator and Examiner:Dr. H. Richard Nakamura, Växjö University, SwedenCo-Examiner: Dr. Mikael Holmgren Caicedo, Växjö University, SwedenDate: June 05, 2008Method:This research is actualized by using the deductive approach. Ourresearch method is quantitative and qualitative where a survey andsix interviews were done to collect the empirical data as well aspersonal research through secondary sources. Thus, the types ofdata used are primary and secondary. Our data sources aredocumentations, archival records and interviews.Empirical data:Our empirical data was gathered in IKEA of Sweden (IoS) whichis one of the companies under the IKEA conglomerate. This officeis located in Älmhult Sweden.Analysis and Conclusion:Organizations of today do operate in a dynamic era wherestrategies should be flexible to the changing times, so with theirimplementers! If IoS should continue to be a part of the successfulactors in this arena, good leadership qualities should be secured.Exertion of position-power should be meticulously applied withgood communication of the change visions as one of the primaryfocus in order to abate if not eliminate possible blockages such asresistance, thus, making use of power to their advantages insteadof the opposite! For other change agents, a careful consideration ofthe surrounding aspects of change management within theircontexts should be done in order to arrive at effective strategiesthat are not only planned but also actualized.