Change Management Success Factors in Polish Public Administration

Determinants of adaptability and its impact on the change readiness of civil servants

“…This calls for fast-track and incremental reforms within public organisations to promote sustainable and robust growth (Poochareon, 2021). But the success of such fast and incremental reforms remains uncertain as it highly depends on the employees' change responseshow fast they can adapt and embrace the change (Krukowski et al, 2021). Past public sector research recognised that the process of implementing changes in public organisations is somewhat complex, and the issue of low acceptance and willingness for change is a main restraining force that explains the shortfall of some public reforms (Kuipers et al, 2014;Onyeneke and Abe, 2021).…”

“…If employees are ready, they will embrace the change and aids public organisations' capability to respond to unpredictable events. Based on a literature review and empirical tests in various public organisations in Poland, Krukowski et al (2021) found that the critical factors for change management success in Polish public administration were preparedness and motivation of employees to embrace change. Asfwa (2017), in his literature review on the Ethiopian public reforms, noted that if public employees are not ready for change, they will resist it and the planned change will not have a chance to succeed.…”

“…This calls for fast-track and incremental reforms within public organisations to promote sustainable and robust growth (Poochareon, 2021). But the success of such fast and incremental reforms remains uncertain as it highly depends on the employees' change responses – how fast they can adapt and embrace the change (Krukowski et al. , 2021).…”

“…If employees are ready, they will embrace the change and aids public organisations' capability to respond to unpredictable events. Based on a literature review and empirical tests in various public organisations in Poland, Krukowski et al. (2021) found that the critical factors for change management success in Polish public administration were preparedness and motivation of employees to embrace change.…”

How SMEs Leverage Adaptability, Risk-Taking, and Action Into Positive Performance— A Moderated Mediation Model

“…Given the unpredictability of the environment and the necessity of fast responses to opportunities and threats, success requires more than just readiness for change; it requires constant adaptability (Uhl-Bien & Arena, 2017). To survive these shifts, organizations must embrace adaptability (Krukowski et al, 2021) by reinventing their institutional strategies, structures, and cultures in the context of volatile and turbulent environments (Obal et al, 2020;Siggelkow, 2001;Zaccaro & Banks, 2004). For organizations to be successful, leaders need to "position and enable organizations and people for adaptability in the face of increasingly dynamic and demanding environments" (Uhl-Bien & Arena, 2018, p. 89).…”