Tool for impact of change

Abstract

This paper examines the interaction between leadership, the purpose of the individual, and how to identify and transfer knowledge in the context of organizational change. Core theories are transformational leadership, learning organization and organizational purpose, they are combined to create a tool for measuring the impact of change. The tool is tested on three situations where factors such as purpose, resonating leadership and structured knowledge sharing is traced through strategic hierarchies by using qualitative interviews and interpreting the results to quantified data. The tool is designed to measure and identify strength and weaknesses in organizational situations of change. The identifiable factors both combined and alone have impact on performance both within the organization and beyond its ecosystem. The findings highlight the importance of shaping knowledge in a way that fits the receiver and sharing it in an active way.