| dc.description.abstract | Given the context of a Norwegian professional service firm, this case
study design aimed to study the lived experience of organizational actors
following a deliberate organizational change. The aim of the thesis was to identify
the micro-processes that contribute to variations in agency following a deliberate
change. Our analysis revealed how an organizational change triggered five distinct
micro-processes. These are: orientation, role alignment, redefining the role,
resource identification, and resource mobilization. Further, we found that
resources, and specifically how organizational actors identify and mobilize them,
act as both an enabler for the trajectory of processes and its own micro-process. In
addition, our analysis reveals how resource identification and mobilization are the
primary source of variations of agency within each micro-process. Lastly, our
analysis reveals how the successful mobilization of resources results in the growth
of agency. Thus, this thesis provides insight to both the change literature and
institutional theory. Theoretical implications and contributions are discussed. | nb_NO |
