HR powers organizational change at NDPL: Root and branch reform at Indian electricity‐distribution company
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 7 June 2011
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to discuss the role of HR in organizational change at Indian electricity‐distribution company NDPL.
Design/methodology/approach
Examines the state of NDPL before the changes, the reforms that were needed, how they were implemented and the results they have achieved.
Findings
Highlights they key role of communication and trust building in major organizational‐change initiatives.
Practical implications
Emphasizes the need for HR departments to move beyond traditional training and development activities and to engage in the internal marketing of organizational change.
Social implications
Identifies key messages for policymakers and change agents about how to transform companies in the rapidly changing business contexts of emerging markets such as India.
Originality/value
Offers detailed analysis of organizational‐change practices in a large organization in India.
Keywords
Citation
(2011), "HR powers organizational change at NDPL: Root and branch reform at Indian electricity‐distribution company", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670731111140658
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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