The power of ideas — Reputation management and successful change

Robert Wreschniok
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Robert Wreschniok: European Centre for Reputation Studies

A chapter in Change 2.0, 2008, pp 43-54 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Historical and political transformation research shows that societal upheavals — such as the development of nation states at the beginning of the Enlightenment or the transformation of the political, economic and societal systems in Eastern Europe after the Cold War — were given decisive momentum by the respectively dominant idea systems, e.g. the nation state, democracy and human rights. The inspiration for these mega-transformations, which caused profound changes in all areas of life for millions of people, came from a surprisingly small number of people who moulded and asserted the idea systems of their times by dint of their position in society and in opinion-forming environments. This contribution examines what conclusions can be drawn from this observation for corporate change processes and what role can be played in this context by active reputation management. A concrete example from the financial sector will be given to show how the observance of the laws of modern reputation management can become the key to successful change management.

Keywords: Change Process; Idea System; Central Office; Excellence Programme; Management Board (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77495-2_4

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