Listening to the organization: change evaluation with discourse analysis

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dc.authoridyildirim, savas/0000-0002-7764-2891|Gencer, Mehmet/0000-0003-1717-8668
dc.authorwosidyildirim, savas/AAG-4639-2019
dc.authorwosidGencer, Mehmet/D-8505-2014
dc.contributor.authorAkarsu, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorGencer, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Savas
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:47:16Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:47:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose Change is continuous and leaves many digital traces in contemporary organizations, while research on change usually lacks such continuity. The purpose of this paper is to test and explore the claim that change can be monitored through employee discourse. In doing so, the authors introduce basic text mining methods to detect prevailing keywords and their changes over time. Such monitoring of content and its change promises a continuous feedback and improvement for change management efforts. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a mixed research design, combining an ethnographic approach with digital methods. The quantitative element of the method involves applying text mining techniques to a document corpus that is representative of people in organizations, and is originally collected as part of a relatively common performance management system. The findings about discursive categories and their change patterns through time are then combined with observations and secondary information about change management for interpretation. Findings By combining these measurements with additional information about the change program in focus, the authors develop an interpretation of the dynamics of organizational change. Results showed that even in a successfully implied change effort that realize the planned targets, change does not occur directly and fully, with some elements of discourse being more persistent than others. Research limitations/implications Method of the research presents a new way of monitoring discursive change. Its incorporation into practice potentially allows for timely correction of change efforts and increasing possibility of success. Originality/value This research provides a framework for understanding how, and to what extent, planned change efforts effect organizations. Furthermore, the method developed in this research presents an innovative approach to monitor discursive change and timely managerial intervention.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JOCM-05-2017-0198
dc.identifier.endpage1053en_US
dc.identifier.issn0953-4814
dc.identifier.issn1758-7816
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85049682501en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1040en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-05-2017-0198
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7750
dc.identifier.volume31en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000444391500005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Organizational Change Managementen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectText Miningen_US
dc.subjectDiscourseen_US
dc.subjectChange Managementen_US
dc.subjectOrganizational Changeen_US
dc.subjectCultural Changeen_US
dc.subjectJob-Satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectCommitmenten_US
dc.subjectConversationsen_US
dc.subjectPerspectiveen_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.titleListening to the organization: change evaluation with discourse analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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