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How to Reduce the Risk of Colliding Change Initiatives

May 24, 2021 | Quy Nguyen Huy, Rouven Kanitz, Julia Backmann, and Martin Hoegl | Strategy

Where should leaders focus when managing multiple, simultaneous change initiatives? Recent research by the authors explores the experiences of a global technology company that attempted two concurrent large-scale change initiatives. In this scenario, consistency around content, procedure, and normative expectations as perceived by employees stood out as the pivotal success factor.

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