CHANGE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN RIVERS STATE

Authors

  • Florence Konye IGWEH
  • A. C. Solomon EGBULE

Keywords:

Change Management Capability, Leadership Style, Empowerment of Change, Programs, Reward and Embedment of Change, Programs and Competitiveness

Abstract

This study looked at the connection between

private hospitals' competitiveness and their ability

to handle change in Rivers State, Nigeria. For the

study, a cross-sectional research design was used.

Our respondents were management staff (medical

directors and doctors) of these organizations (a

total number of fifty-eight management staff)

constituting the population of our study. From the

field survey, we retrieved and analyzed all fifty

eight (58) copies of the questionnaire from the

participants; Kendall’s tau_b correlation

coefficient (tb) correlation coefficient statistical

tool was used to determine the relationship

existing between the variables while the p-value

was used to test hypotheses developed for the

study. The findings revealed that the dimensions

of change management namely; leadership style,

empowerment of change program, and reward

and embedment of change exhibited a significant

relationship with competitiveness. It was then

concluded that change management capability

will ultimately enhance the competitiveness of

these organizations taking apt cognizance of the

firm’s organizational culture. This necessitated

recommendations for the firms (private

hospitals); leadership styles that will enable

change programs should be adopted, resources

needed to successfully embark on change

programs should be made available, and

successful change initiatives should be embedded

and adequately rewarded so that favorable

organizational outcomes are achieved.

 

 

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Published

15-12-2024

How to Cite

IGWEH, F. K., & EGBULE, A. C. S. (2024). CHANGE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN RIVERS STATE. Nigerian Academy of Management Journal, 19(1), 135–149. Retrieved from https://namj.tamn-ng.org/index.php/home/article/view/376