| dc.description.abstract | The ability of organizations to manage and survive change is becoming increasingly
important in an environment where competition and globalization of markets are ever
intensifying. This study investigated strategic change management practices at World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The objective of the study was to establish strategic
change management practices adopted by ICRAF and to determine the challenges
faced by ICRAF in managing strategic change. The research design employed in this
study was case study method. Primary data was collected using interview guides. The
collected data from the interview guides was analyzed using content analysis. The
paper provides a situational contextual analysis of the ICRAF and the statement of the
problem. Due to external forces ICRAF adopted a new strategy to align itself with the
CGIAR reforms on the following areas, CGIAR Research Programmes (CRPs), new
strategy to influence some of the CGIAR reform thinking, ICRAF had many new
partners and staff recruited since the last staff strategy who didn’t feel much
ownership of it, ICRAF had a new senior leadership team with new strategic thinking,
new donors private sector and foundations that was best approached with a refreshed
strategy. Using primary data collected from the senior managers in ICRAF, the paper
discuses the findings after the data was analyzed focusing on the following areas;
procedure and design of the strategic change review process, communication process
and level of engagement of employees, monitoring and evaluation of the adoption
process of change, level of external stakeholder’s involvement in the adoption of
change, role of the senior leadership team in the adoption of change, challenges of
adopting strategic change management. Finally the study draws conclusion,
suggestions and recommendation that would contribute to high success in change
management. In addition the paper highlights areas for further research related to
change management. | en |
