Organizational change during crisis : International Rauma during the covid-19 pandemic
Elo, Mona Molin (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104286194
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104286194
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Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to discover what organizational change the organization International Rauma has to undergo in order to survive the covid-19 pandemic crisis, where internationalization is being challenged.
Firstly, the history and background of International Rauma is explored; thereafter the thesis analyzes the theories of organizational change and how to deal with such during troublesome times and how an organization can prepare itself and plan for how crisis and hazards should be handled in order to steer the organization through such an unpredictable situation. Thereafter, the circumstances and impact of the current covid-19 crisis is analyzed in order to understand the environment in which International Rauma is undergoing the re-structuring.
International Rauma chose to take a fully online approach, as physical gatherings were limited by the restrictions which were in place at the time of when the research took place. The online strategy may reach beyond Rauma and even beyond Finland, increasing the possibilities of the services International Rauma offers. The new approach and structure of the organization will be supporting the future development of the organization post-pandemic.
Through the thesis it was also concluded that preparedness to crisis of various sorts is important in order for an organization to handle the crisis fast and securely. As change during crisis is of a fast and chaotic manner there is little time to analyze the variables and make decisions on change.
The objective of this thesis is to discover what organizational change the organization International Rauma has to undergo in order to survive the covid-19 pandemic crisis, where internationalization is being challenged.
Firstly, the history and background of International Rauma is explored; thereafter the thesis analyzes the theories of organizational change and how to deal with such during troublesome times and how an organization can prepare itself and plan for how crisis and hazards should be handled in order to steer the organization through such an unpredictable situation. Thereafter, the circumstances and impact of the current covid-19 crisis is analyzed in order to understand the environment in which International Rauma is undergoing the re-structuring.
International Rauma chose to take a fully online approach, as physical gatherings were limited by the restrictions which were in place at the time of when the research took place. The online strategy may reach beyond Rauma and even beyond Finland, increasing the possibilities of the services International Rauma offers. The new approach and structure of the organization will be supporting the future development of the organization post-pandemic.
Through the thesis it was also concluded that preparedness to crisis of various sorts is important in order for an organization to handle the crisis fast and securely. As change during crisis is of a fast and chaotic manner there is little time to analyze the variables and make decisions on change.