Change management in business organization: A literature review

Issue title: Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Business Excellence: A Human Systems Perspective

Guest editors: Nadindla Srividya, Shamima Haque, Monojit Banerjee and Audita Nuvriasari

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Abu Orabi, Tareq^{a; *} | Abu Alfalayeh, Ghaith^b | Alhyasat, Wael Basheer Abdul Kareem^c | Ababne, Ahmad^d | Alkhawaldah, Reyad^a | Qteishat, Mazen^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of Business Administration, Amman University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan | [b] Department of Management Information System and Business Intelligence, Faculty of Technology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK | [c] Department of Business Administration, Ajloun National University, Ajloun, Jordan | [d] Faculty of Business, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Tareq Abu Orabi, Department of Business Administration, Amman University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan. E-mail: tareq_abuorabi@bau.edu.jo.

Abstract: BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of the paper’s bibliometric analysis and systematic assessment of change management research in administrative and technological studies may open the way for more study in this field. This study may be the first of its type, and its findings will be useful to other academics working in the subject of change management. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this literature study is to identify essential ideas that might influence change management and to lay the groundwork for future research in change management that uses bibliometric analysis. The evaluation determines the most important and frequently used terms connected with change management. METHODS:The method used in this study is a systematic review of change management publications from Web of Science. RESULTS:The most often used terms in change management research, according to the survey, were Leadership, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Organizational Culture, Performance, Innovation, Framework, Technology, and Transformation. Change management papers were mostly published in the United States, China, Pakistan, Germany, Australia, and Finland. IMPLICATIONS:The study’s findings may be used to generate articles on change management in the market discipline, notably in the domains of business and technology.

Keywords: Change management, business organization, Vosviewer, biblioshiny, bibliometric analysis

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-230031

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 195-213, 2024