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Joris van der Voet NIG conference 28 th November 2013

The effects of change leadership in public organizations : Linking transformational leadership style and red tape. Joris van der Voet NIG conference 28 th November 2013. Change leadership. Two common assertions in change management literature: Successful change is difficult to achieve

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Joris van der Voet NIG conference 28 th November 2013

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  1. The effects of change leadership in public organizations:Linking transformational leadership style and red tape Joris van derVoet NIG conference 28th November 2013

  2. Change leadership • Two common assertions in change management literature: • Successful change is difficult to achieve • Leadership is crucial for organizational change • ‘Heroic’ perspective on change leadership  • There is little evidence concerning the actual effects of leadership, especially in the public sector • The effects of change leadership are likely to be dependent on the public sector context: • Public organizations are arguably bureaucratic

  3. The effects of change leadership Commitment to change Quality of change communication Degree of participation Articulate a change vision Stress the urgency of change Build a guiding coalition Empower employees Monitor progress Give individual attention

  4. The effects of change leadershipIn a public organization Commitment to change Quality of change communication Degree of participation

  5. Conceptual model Red tape Commitment to change Quality of change communication Degree of participation Change leadership Transformational leadership style

  6. Design and methods • Case: Separation of the City Works Department of the Dutch city Rotterdam • Online questionnaire: 515 respondents (35,5%) • Measures of employee perceptions concerning the leadership of their direct supervisor • Analysis: Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS 18

  7. Results

  8. Returning to the hypotheses • H1: Supported • Change leadership is positively related to commitment to change, communication & participation • H2: (Partly) supported • Red tape mitigates the positive relationship between change leadership and participation • H3: (Partly) supported • A transformational leadership style strengthens the effect of change leadership on participation and commitment to change

  9. Conclusions / contribution 1. Change leadership may positively stimulate the implementation of change but the public sector context matters! 2. Red tape makes it more difficult for change leaders to stimulate participation during change 3. Leadership styles may affect the effectiveness of change leadership • transformational leaders may be especially effective change leaders

  10. Thank you for listening! vandervoet@fsw.eur.nl www.jorisvandervoet.com

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