The agile business - what it takes to achieve successful change

Change management is an important feature of some A2 business specs and this piece of research from the CIPD provides a useful insight for students into what it takes for a business to achieve succesful change…

The CIPD is conducting a major piece of research amongst HR and other professionals called “Shaping the Future”.  One question in a recent survey asked:

“What are the capabilities that enable organisations to respond quickly to change?”

The results are set out in this pdf chart

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