Effectively Managing Change in Organizations

This survey is designed to gather information about effectively managing change in organizations in the Baltic States. The aim of the survey is to evaluate factors of change, management and the impact on the organizations that have gone through change in the last two years. The survey consists of three parts - factors of change, change in organizations and impact of change.

To properly understand change in this survey, author uses definition of change management which refers to any approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations using methods intended to re-direct the use of resources, business process, budget allocations, or other modes of operation that significantly reshape an organization. In this survey the author understands the term "organization" as all possible legal types of organization.

The survey is anonymous and will take about 5-10 minutes of your time to complete it. The results of this research will be useful if you answer all the questions thoroughly.

The results of this survey will give significant contribution to understanding how organizations in the Baltic States manage change and how they improve their management process. The outcome of this study will provide opportunities to new approach on how to manage change. Recommendations to organizations in the Baltic States on how to improve change management processes will be developed.

If in any of the questions you have no opinion, it does not apply to your experience or you do not understand the question properly, please indicate - 'Neither agree nor disagree' option as your answer.

The poll results are public

Type of the organization  ✪

Please select corresponding option. By organization in this survey we understand all legal types of organizations.

Do you own the organization? ✪

If organization can not be owned, indicate not applicable

Please indicate operational sector ✪

Please select corresponding option

Field of the organization ✪

Please select corresponding option

What is your present position at the organization? ✪

Please select corresponding option

Please indicate country of the organization  ✪

Please select corresponding option

Organization size ✪

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Age of the organization  ✪

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How would you assess impact of changes in your organization (last 2 years)?

Please note that in this survey observation period is two years

Reason of changes in the organization was  ✪

Please select one or more answers

1. Change in organization was stimulated by internal forces ✪

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2. Change in organization was stimulated by external forces ✪

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3. Changes were proposed by leadership (top-down approach) ✪

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4. Change were initiated by employees (bottom-up approach) ✪

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5. Employees resisted to change ✪

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6. Change agents were appointed ✪

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7. Common change vision was shared among employees ✪

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8. Change plan was developed to implement the change ✪

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9. Organization was open to changes ✪

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10. Changes were initiated because of internal influential person or group struggles ✪

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11. New technology was driving force of change ✪

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12. Change was poor performance driven ✪

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13. Change was business development driven ✪

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14. Organizations main stakeholders were involved in change process ✪

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15. Change process in organization is still ongoing ✪

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16. New technology was introduced during the changes in your organization ✪

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17. Changes influenced further changes in organization ✪

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18. Changes influenced organizational structure ✪

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19. Because of changes employees were rotated or left position ✪

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20. Changes influenced tasks of employees ✪

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21. Changes were very well communicated ✪

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22. Sufficient amount of resources was allocated to support changes ✪

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23. Needed resources were planned in advance and granted before the change ✪

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24. In change process short-term wins were created for motivation of employees ✪

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25. Change task force (group of people responsible for implementing change) was established ✪

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26. Main change initiators were top and mid-level managers ✪

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27. Changes were resisted only by employees who were affected or had to change work tasks in the process of change ✪

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28. If more employees would be involved in process, changes would be more effective ✪

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29. If more top and mid-level managers would be involved, changes would be more effective ✪

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30. External consultants were attracted during change process ✪

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31. Change mainly influenced people not organization or processes ✪

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32. In change process job places were reduced ✪

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33. Changes were focused more on organizations structural changes not on reducing number of employees ✪

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34. I gained from changes ✪

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35. Top management gained from changes ✪

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36. Employees gained from changes ✪

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37. Changes were initated in last minute due to lack of vision ✪

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38. Changes increased profitability of organization ✪

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39. Changes improved performance of organization ✪

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40. Changes improved financial efficiency of organization ✪

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41. Because of changes salaries of employees increased ✪

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42. Customers/clients gained from changes ✪

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43. Because of positive experience in change process employees accept further changes easier ✪

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44. Because of negative experience in change process employees resist to further changes more ✪

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45. Changes influenced organizational culture ✪

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46. Change process was monitored ✪

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47. Implemented Changes in organization are still present ✪

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48. Changes were necessary for organization ✪

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49. Certain person or group gained more power from changes ✪

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50. Change main purpose was power increase of certain person or group ✪

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51. More processes were outsourced as result of change ✪

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52. Suppliers and business partners easily adjusted to changes in organisation ✪

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53. After changes were completed internal change assessment was conducted ✪

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54. Changes positively influenced organizations Key performance indicators ✪

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