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Reactions to Organizational Change from the Institutional Perspective: The Case of Estonia

Abstract

Purpose: This paper is an attempt to find out how different environments in history influence the expectations of employees and their reactions to organizational changes.

Methodology: In 2001 and 2005 structured interviews about the implementation of organizational changes were conducted with members of top management teams from more than 200 Estonian companies.

Findings: There were two waves of organizational change in Estonian companies: first, changes taking place before 2000, during the period of social transience and reinstitutionalization. The second wave of change started from 2000 in the context of more stable institutions. Unexpectedly, during the second wave of changes in ...

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