Leading Organizational Change by a Momentum Management Perspective

Runtian Jing () and Yunan Zhao
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Runtian Jing: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yunan Zhao: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Chapter 11 in Handbook of Chinese Management, 2023, pp 123-143 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Chinese cultures, the philosophical thinking about momentum offers a rich understanding of organizational change. This chapter identifies the concept of momentum in Chinese cultures and develops a conceptual model of momentum management to illustrate the relationship between human action and situational momentum. The momentum-seizing, momentum-entraining, and momentum-creating strategies are illustrated in the context of organizational change. An example of a Chinese firm is also given to help illuminate these three strategies. Managerial implications on organizational change are threefold from the momentum management perspective: change agents synchronize their change actions with the rhythms of momentum favorableness; change agents pay more attention to the “when to change” questions; the understanding of the role of leadership can be extended in organizational change context.

Keywords: Momentum; Shi; Organizational change; Chinese culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-2459-7_21

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