Organizational Adaptation Research Articles

Effective Change Management Strategies: Lessons Learned from Successful Organizational Transformations

The current study aims to identify strategies for effective change management in organizations by taking the mixed method approach that includes qualitative and comparative case studies as well as quantitative survey measures. These include the fundamental definition of the aspects of leadership effectiveness, communication, and engagement, as well as an agile organizational culture. It also revealed that Leadership was imperative in advancing change and that Participation and Communications were vital in overcoming hostility. Culture change practiced through organizational adaptation further contributed to the sustainability of change. For all three relationships, both regression analysis and structural equation modeling provided these results. The findings from this study will enable practitioners to benefit from recommendations based on the findings while theory advancement is guided by recommended change management theory areas for further research.

The effect of strabismus surgery on the dynamic balance in children with strabismus

ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effect of strabismus surgery on dynamic balance by using computerized dynamic posturography in children with strabismus. Methods: This study was designed as a prospective observational study. Hearing tests and complete ophthalmological examinations were performed for all subjects. Patients with moderate and severe amblyopia, hearing loss at any level, and/or any suspicion of balance impairment were excluded from the study. Postural stability evaluation was performed by computerized dynamic posturography including sensory organization test, adaptation test, and rhythmic weight shift test. All tests were applied preoperatively and in the postoperative 1st and 3rd months, respectively. Results: Fifteen female and twelve male pre-adolescents aged between 7 and 12 (9.67 ± 1.62 years) were included in the current study. In the sensory organization test, the preoperative visual ratio percentages (73.19 ± 14.95%) improved statistically significantly at the postoperative 1st and 3rd months (78.59 ± 16.21% and 81.44 ± 14.18; p = .026, p = .021, respectively). The preoperative toes up (110.66 ± 33,48) and toes down (81.46 ± 28.36) adaptation tests improved statistically significantly in the postoperative 3rd month (88.74 ± 20.94 and 63.36 ± 16.03; p < .001, p = .001, respectively). In the Rhythmic Weight Shift test, the postoperative 3rd-month directional control (forward-backward) value (74.25 ± 11.51%) was statistically significantly higher compared to the preoperative directional control (forward-backward) value (67.76 ± 11.38%) (p = .011). The postoperative 3rd-month directional control (forward-backward) value (74.25 ± 11.51%) was statistically significantly higher compared to the postoperative 1st-month directional control (forward-backward) value (68.43 ± 14.00%) (p = .028). Conclusion: Surgical treatment resulted in an improvement in the maintenance of dynamic balance in children with strabismus.

Change Assessment as a Key Factor in Delivering Strategic Agility in Business Transformation

Objective: This study aims to investigate business transformation and its relationship with organizational agility in the software industry sector. Theoretical Framework: The main concepts related to change management and organizational agility are presented. The importance of continuous adaptation of organizations in a dynamic business environment is highlighted. Method: A three-stage study design was employed that included literature analysis and interviews with managers in the software industry. Data collection was conducted through focus group interviews. Results and Discussion: The results reveal the need for effective change management to improve organizational agility. Implications of the findings in the theoretical and practical context, as well as possible limitations of the study, are discussed. Research Implications: The practical and theoretical implications of the results for the software industry sector are explored. Areas that could benefit from the study's findings are highlighted. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the field of change management and organizational agility by providing new insights into the relationship between business transformation and organizational adaptability in the software industry sector.

Emotional intelligence: the turnover puzzle unraveled through organizational supportand career adaptability

This research aims to identify and analyze the impact of emotional intelligence on turnover retention at a bank in East Java, Indonesia by considering the mediating role of organizational support, as well as the moderating effect of career adaptability. Data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to frontline employees at one of the banks in East Java. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistical analysis for convenience of data characteristics and inferential data analysis using Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) to test contextual relationships between variables. Data collection methods include questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to obtain primary data, while secondary data is obtained from documents, the internet, and literature. The research results show that emotional intelligence does not directly influence turnover intention but has an influence through the mediator Organizational support and is moderated by career adaptation. In conclusion, work environment factors unique to banking significantly impact an employee's decision to stay or leave a job. Organizational support is proven to be an essential mediator, while the level of career adaptability also plays a vital role in employee turnover intensity. Moreover, if an employee has high emotional intelligence and career adaptability is low, they will still have the intensity to leave their job.

How personnel diversity and affective bonds affect performance-based financing: a moderator analysis of a difference-in-difference estimator.

To spur improvement in health-care service quality and quantity, performance-based financing (PBF) is an increasingly common policy tool, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study examines how personnel diversity and affective bonds in primary care clinics affect their ability to improve care quality in PBF arrangements. Leveraging data from a large-scale matched PBF intervention in Tajikistan including 208 primary care clinics, we examined how measures of personnel diversity (position and tenure variety) and affective bonds (mutual support and group pride) were associated with changes in the level and variability of clinical knowledge (diagnostic accuracy of 878 clinical vignettes) and care processes (completion of checklist items in 2485 instances of direct observations). We interacted the explanatory variables with exposure to PBF in cluster-robust, linear regressions to assess how these explanatory variables moderated the PBF treatment's association with clinical knowledge and care process improvements. Providers and facilities with higher group pride exhibited higher care process improvement (greater checklist item completion and lower variability of items completed). Personnel diversity and mutual support showed little significant associations with the outcomes. Organizational features of clinics exposed to PBF may help explain variation in outcomes and warrant further research and intervention in practice to identify and test opportunities to leverage them. Group pride may strengthen clinics' ability to improve care quality in PBF arrangements. Improving health-care facilities' pride may be an affordable and effective way to enhance health-care organization adaptation.

Patient education in multilingual groups of cardiac patients: Mission (im)possible?

ObjectiveIn Norway, cardiac rehabilitation with patient education is usually accessible only to patients who understand Norwegian. The Cardiac Care Class (CCC) in focus in this article is a unique healthcare service in that, via interpreting services, it provides patient education to patients with limited Norwegian proficiency (LNP). This article examines the adaptations carried out to make cardiac rehabilitation accessible to LNP patients. MethodsThe data stem from a qualitative study with participant observation during interpreter-mediated CCCs and from interviews with healthcare professionals, patients, and interpreters conducted by an interdisciplinary team. The collaborative data analysis focused on identifying various forms of adaptations. ResultsProviding interpreting in CCCs required organizational, logistical, and pedagogical adaptations, including having fewer class participants, engaging qualified interpreters, conducting pre-class meetings with the interpreters, and adjusting the course content and language. Communication was found to be satisfactory, although some critical issues (e.g., interpreters' working conditions) were raised. ConclusionThis study showed that interpreter-mediated CCCs can reach multilingual groups provided that the necessary adaptations are made. InnovationThis research is the first to show how a cardiac rehabilitation class in Norway is made accessible to multilingual patient groups by providing interpreting.

The influence of leadership on organizational adaptability

Aim. To identify how leadership, strategy, technology, and organizational structure complexity influence organizational adaptability and what is the role of leadership in this process.Objectives. On the basis of dynamic capabilities theory to study adaptive processes of modern organization; to investigate the influence of innovation, strategy and complexity of organiza­tional structure on organizational adaptability processes; to show the influence of leadership on adaptive processes.Methods. The article is based on a sociological study, which was carried out on the basis of online surveys of 245 respondents. Structural modeling was used to test the hypotheses.Results. The study revealed that strategy and technology influence the level of adaptability of the organization, and leadership, mediating the influence of strategy, technology and complex organizational structure, simplifies the processes of adaptation of the organization. Due to the influence of leadership, the complexity of organizational structure does not hinder adaptive processes. Organizational adaptability using leadership is effective in organizations where intel­lectual capital exists.Conclusions. Strategic leadership techniques promote organizational adaptability. The leader uses a leadership style that aligns tasks and focuses on relationship approaches that lead to adaptive change in the organization.

Europeanisation in the aftermath of COVID-19: the organisational adaptation of the central governance of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in Italy

AbstractWhile much of the recent literature on the impact of COVID-19 has focussed on governance at the EU level and specific policy areas, the changing political institutional arrangements within the EU Member States themselves have received significantly less attention. This article aims to contribute filling this gap by asking: how, and to what extent, has the core executive in Italy changed to manage and implement the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)? Italy has been heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and has subsequently been allocated the largest proportion of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) funds: it is therefore a ‘most likely’ case of organisational adaptation. We argue that the implementation of the NRRP triggers centralisation of power in the core executive. Such concentration of power, however, takes different forms depending on the composition of the executive. We also find that ‘coordinative’ Europeanisation occurs through the continuous interaction and exchange between the executive actors (political and administrative) based in Rome and the European Commission in Brussels. Such interaction showcases the attempt to manage both further integration and politicisation of the EU. The collaboration between the European Commission and the national executive is based both on the recognition of the value of the political ownership of the NRRP and the importance of the EU support for post-pandemic recovery.

Understanding the Future Competitive Advantages of the Construction Industry

Technological changes (such as Construction 4.0) in an organization cause the workforce to exhibit resistance to change, job redundancy, etc. Geographical location will no longer provide a competitive advantage, but resources will be the source of competitive advantage in the future, and these resources will be intangible, valuable, and not be easily imitated. The aim of this study is to provide an understanding of the future competitive advantages of organizations in the construction industry that could help the construction workforce easily adapt to technological changes. This study is based on resource-based theory and the ADKAR change management model. This study developed an ADREKA sequence for organizations to achieve future competitive advantage during technological changes in the construction industry. Hence, building social, relational, and human capital is necessary during technological changes to achieve competitive advantage for an organization and foster workforce adaptability to change.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Knowledge Dynamics and Open Innovation Process

Abstract The article investigates from an analytical perspective the relationship between knowledge dynamics and open innovation and their influence on today's business environment. The present study starts from the premise that the development of a fluid and constant flow of knowledge exchange outside the organization influences the processes of open innovation. Allowing the rapid adaptation of organizations to the new effervescent demands of the market and consumers. The addition brought by this paper represents a conceptual expansion of the need to understand the possible implications of external and internal knowledge, of a rational, emotional, or spiritual nature, on the processes of development of new strategies, products, and services. There is no substantial information available in the specialized literature about the two concepts, which highlights the need to develop more qualitative and quantitative research in this direction. Using the bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer software, the paper presents a series of results that can be further developed and analyzed. The first perspective highlighted by this study is the potential of emotional, rational, and spiritual knowledge to improve relationships with consumers as a result of implementing a constant flow of communication. This fact is supported by the symbiotic relationship between the role of knowledge dynamics in encouraging the exchange of knowledge between consumers and organizations that stimulates an open, transparent communication environment focused on continuous learning. The study also emphasizes the involvement of collaboration, adaptability, and dynamic capabilities to explore how knowledge dynamics influence and stimulate innovative culture.

Bridging the Divide: A Review on the Implementation of Personalized Cancer Medicine.

The shift towards personalized cancer medicine (PCM) represents a significant transformation in cancer care, emphasizing tailored treatments based on the genetic understanding of cancer at the cellular level. This review draws on recent literature to explore key factors influencing PCM implementation, highlighting the role of innovative leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and coordinated funding and regulatory strategies. Success in PCM relies on overcoming challenges such as integrating diverse medical disciplines, securing sustainable investment for shared infrastructures, and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Effective leadership is crucial for fostering a culture of innovation and teamwork, essential for translating complex biological insights into personalized treatment strategies. The transition to PCM necessitates not only organizational adaptation but also the development of new professional roles and training programs, underscoring the need for a multidisciplinary approach and the importance of team science in overcoming the limitations of traditional medical paradigms. The conclusion underscores that PCM's success hinges on creating collaborative environments that support innovation, adaptability, and shared vision among all stakeholders involved in cancer care.

Decision tree for adaptation after radical changes: linking dynamic capabilities, ambidexterity, and strategic alliances

AbstractWe developed a decision tree that integrates relevant organizational adaptation theories to respond to radical changes. The understanding of organizational adaptation often requires a combination of multiple theoretical lenses, especially considering today’s radical changes in technologies, markets, and regulations. However, the research streams on adaptation and change are often disconnected and we lack a unifying adaptation framework that might reveal the synergistic contribution of each theoretical perspective to the problem. To fill this important lacuna, we integrate four relevant scholarly perspectives on the topic: dynamic capabilities, ambidexterity, vertical alliances, and horizontal strategic alliances. Our main contribution is an integrative decision tree that unveils when and why each perspective is most appropriate to respond to radical changes. Our research also unpacks dynamic capabilities theory by suggesting when ambidexterity, vertical, and horizontal alliances are appropriate to integrate the upper-level theory of dynamic capabilities, and how they can overcome some of its limitations. The paper also clarifies that, in order to adapt ambidextrously after radical changes destroying core and/or complementary assets, companies need specific alliance strategies.

Learning sustainability at the Barefoot College: local and global community values in action

This article investigates learning sustainability at the Barefoot College, identifying potential replicability and relevance for other contexts.BackgroundGovernment statistics in India, suggest that some 32 million children have no access to education, especially in rural areas. Despite initiatives, 80% mainly from lower castes and deprived backgrounds, have never attended school. Operating across many villages, the ‘Barefoot College’ (BFC) is a mature non-government organisation (NGO) centred on Tilonia, in Northern Rajasthan. Here, poverty is so extreme that children can be sold into textile factories because parents cannot afford to feed them. However, skills learned at BFC such as conserving fossil fuels and water, how to vote, literacy and health practices, improve local lives immeasurably and benefit the planet. The research question (RQ) examines the key characteristics and impact of learning sustainability in this environment. The lead author was astonished by the depth and beauty of how teachings of semi-literate women, teachers and children have generated a living, breathing sustainable community.MethodThis research used an education case study methodology comprising multiple nested cases. Narratives of three key BFC project cases, the solar panel mamas, the Barefoot health and social workers and the children’s Night Schools, contextualise participant interviews that enable individual voices and experiences to emerge. Strategies aligned with a feminist standpoint approach enhance rigour and trustworthiness, systematically comparing qualitative data initiated in 2012 across semi-structured interviews, observations, and photographs. We found two key themes: dealing with on-the-ground inequality and practices of teaching and learning, together with five subthemes. These are in turn examined within a global sustainability-based framework to evaluate and characterise of BFC learning sustainability and sustainable leadership.ResultsThe research finds that learning sustainability at BFC contains novel key elements that are scalable and transferable. Meticulous joined-up-thinking underpins the BFC projects. Participants’ words confirm local and global relevance. Mapping learning sustainability in practice confirms individual self-actualisation and community agency through transformative education with impact. Individual and organisational adaptability are evidenced through individuals’ transformation into community leaders.ConclusionThe Global North has a lot to learn from the BFC, where learning sustainability is deeply embedded in belonging to the community. Bottom-up leadership through active participation and democracy empowers all community members, instilling pride in the Barefoot ethos. In this difficult environment, locally rooted projects nurture the ecological commons including rainwater harvesting and reducing fossil fuels. Projects enable traditions and clean technologies to flourish, whilst strengthening individual and community belonging and identity.

Strategy for Implementing Agile Governance in Creating an Integrity Zone in the Rindam XIV/Hasanuddin Unit

This research aims to develop a strategy for implementing Agile Governance as an effective approach in realizing an Integrity Zone in the Rindam XIV/Hasanuddin Unit. The main focus of the research is to analyze how Agile Governance principles can be integrated in the context of military organizations. By using qualitative research methods, the research results show that the application of Agile Governance contributes to efforts to achieve the Integrity Zone in the Rindam XIV/Hasanuddin Unit. Nonetheless, some challenges emerged, such as resistance to cultural change and the need to cope with the complexity of military duties. Recommendations are given in the form of: strengthening training and socialization, improving communication between units, and optimizing organizational adaptability in facing change. Ultimately, this research is expected to provide valuable insights for stakeholders in the military sector and contribute to the understanding of the application of Agile Governance in the context of bureaucratic reform.

Dynamic capabilities and competitiveness: Relationship among industrial policy, structural transformation, and economic growth in Indonesian regional industries

The complex interactions of industrial Policy, structural transformation, economic growth, and competitive strategy within regional industries are examined in this research. Using a dynamic capabilities framework, the study examines the mediating roles of organizational innovation and adaptability in the link between competitiveness and macroeconomic variables. A two-way fixed effects model is used in this study to examine the influence of structural transformation (ST) on Industrial Policy (IP). Using regional data covering the years 2010 to 2022, the research undertaken in this paper explores the dynamics of the Indonesian economy by empirically assessing the consequences of structural change on industrial Policy. In order to establish a comprehensive model that clarifies the mechanisms through which industrial policies and structural shifts impact the development of dynamic capabilities, ultimately influencing competitiveness strategies, this research draws on a large amount of empirical data and integrates insights from seminal works. Our research adds to our knowledge of strategic management in regional industries by providing detailed information on how economic development and policy interventions influence businesses’ ability to adapt and gain a competitive edge. In addition to advancing scholarly discourse, this study offers business executives and politicians valuable insights for managing the intricacies of global economic processes.

Beyond borders: exploring the impact of Italian migration control policies on Mediterranean smuggling dynamics and migrant journeys

AbstractIn recent years, the Mediterranean crossings have reconfirmed their status as the most perilous routes for migrants attempting to reach European shores, with a significantly high number of deaths. In response, the Italian government has implemented various strategies aimed at reducing the number of landings and controlling irregular migration. This research evaluates the impact of these measures on the dynamics of migrant smuggling, both qualitatively and quantitatively. It examines the effectiveness of these measures and their influence on the adaptation of routes, methods, and organization of criminal groups involved in smuggling. The study emphasizes that while the measures to curb irregular immigration have had a limited direct impact on overall migratory flows and primary routes, they have indirectly influenced smugglers’ strategies. The study is grounded in empirical data sourced from interviews with expert witnesses and judicial investigations conducted by Italian prosecutors, with a comprehensive analysis of quantitative data. The findings aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of the multifaceted nature of irregular migration in the Mediterranean and the impacts of policy interventions.

Towards agile automotive development: benefits, challenges and organizational changes

AbstractAgile methods are increasingly being used in automotive development. This research delves into the current state of agile transformation in the automotive industry regarding benefits, challenges, organizational adaptations, and successful measures to establish the agile approach. The results of an online survey reveal that benefits are already evident after 6 months and that challenges are mainly organizational in nature and organizational structures need to be adapted. Main drivers of success are pilot projects on a small scale and top management support as well as training managers.

Adaptation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Surgery Checklist for Use With Cesarean Sections: Implementation and Outcomes With the Safe Cesarean Section Checklist.

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Surgery Checklist significantly decreases morbidity and mortality in regular operating room cases. However, significant differences in workflow and processes exist between regular operating room cases and cesarean sections performed on the labor and delivery unit. The aim of this study is to adapt the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist for the labor and delivery unit and cesarean sections to improve communication and patient safety. Methods A multidisciplinary team consisting of all major stakeholders reviewed and revised the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist making it more applicable to cesarean section operations. The new Safe Cesarean Section Checklist was tested and then integrated into the electronic medical record and utilized on the labor and delivery unit. A specific cesarean section safety attitudes questionnaire was developed, validated, and administered prior to and one year after implementation. Results Usage of the Safe Cesarean Section Checklist was greater than 95% after initial implementation.Significant improvements were reported by the staff on the cesarean section attitudes questionnaire for several key areas including the feeling that all necessary information was available at the beginning of the procedure, decreases in communication breakdowns and delays, and fewer issues related to not knowing who was in charge during the procedure. Discussion Implementation of the Safe Cesarean Section Checklist was successfully adopted by the staff, and improvements in staff perceptions of several key safety issues on our unit were demonstrated. Additional studies should be undertaken to determine if clinical outcomes from this intervention are comparable to those seen with the use of the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist.

“Lightbulb Moments”: The (Re)Conceptualization of Coach Development in Aotearoa, New Zealand

Systems thinking is used extensively in organizational research as a framework to understand individual and organizational learning, adaptation, and change. However, systems thinking has had limited application in sport coaching research. In this study, we draw on a systems thinking framework to investigate Sport New Zealand’s recently conceptualized and implemented coach development program known as Coach Developer Aotearoa. To do so, we employ an interpretive phenomenological analysis to analyze the semistructured interview data gathered from the original six-member, Coach Developer Aotearoa design team. Our initial deductive analysis revealed that the participants acquired a more sophisticated understanding of coach development as they interrogated their own personal, collective, and societal assumptions. Specifically, concepts of learner-centeredness, active learning, and reflection, and a greater emphasis on cultural sensitivities replaced traditional behaviorist perspectives of coaching development. In our discussion, informed by our further abductive analysis, we describe the challenges faced by Sport New Zealand when looking to promote their new vision across the New Zealand sport landscape. In doing so, we offer emergent understanding and raise awareness about the possibilities that an alternative definition of critical reflection could offer when seeking systemic change on such a large scale.

Building Micro-Foundations for Digital Transformation: A Moderated Mediation Model of the Interplay between Digital Literacy and Digital Transformation

In an era where digital transformation (DGT) is pivotal for organizational resilience and competitiveness, integrating sustainability into the digitalization process has emerged as a strategic imperative. By employing the resource-based view (RBV) and the dynamic capability theory (DCT), this study delves into the micro-foundations of DGT in medium- and large-sized enterprises, highlighting the synergistic role of managerial digital literacy in fostering digital transformation through the mediation role of digital readiness and the moderation role of the top management team (TMT). To fulfill the objectives of this study, data were collected through a cross-sectional mail survey, yielding responses from 235 senior and mid-level managers across medium- and large-sized firms in various industries within Turkey. Results have confirmed that digital literacy significantly enhances digital transformation and readiness, laying the groundwork for successful digital transformation initiatives. Digital readiness significantly mediates the relationship between digital literacy and digital transformation, indicating that enhancing digital literacy is a crucial step that indirectly influences digital transformation through improving digital readiness. The moderating effect of top management team (TMT) behavioral integration on the digital literacy and digital readiness link is affirmed, highlighting its critical role in facilitating organizational digital adaptation. TMT behavioral integration does not positively moderate the direct relationship between digital literacy and digital transformation. The study’s findings offer a novel lens on digital transformation, revealing that the interplay between digital literacy, readiness, and TMT behavioral integration crafts a strategic scaffold for enhancing organizational agility and competitive edge in the digital era.