Leadership, Change Management And Innovation Appraisal A Panacea To Organisational Success In A Vuca Environment: A Survey Of Zimbabwe Law Making Institutuions (2015-2020)
Cosmas Samson Nkomo
Graduate School of Business, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe
Judith Mwenje
Graduate School of Business, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe.
Keywords: , CHANGE MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION APPRAISAL, ORGANISATIONAL SUCCESS, VUCA ENVIRONMENT, ZIMBABWE LAW MAKING INSTITUTUIONS
Abstract
The main objective of this research study was to unravel the relevance of Change Management on the success of Zimbabwean law making institutions in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) environment. In the context of this research study, Change Management had three dimensions namely Leadership, Process Innovation and Innovative Culture. To achieve the set objective, primary data was collected and analysed because this research study needed pure details of the situation obtaining in Zimbabwean law making institutions. Data for this research study was sourced from Zimbabwean law making institutions’ personnel through self-administered questionnaires. With regards to data analysis techniques, this research study used inferential and descriptive statistics to analyse the relevance of leadership, process innovation and innovative culture in change management on the success of Zimbabwean law making institutions in a VUCA environment. Results wise, it was revealed that Leadership in Change Management has relevance on the overall success of Zimbabwean law making institutions and this finding was backed by the point that it was statistically proved that the Zimbabwean law making institutions effectively engage their internal stakeholders in identifying the need for change and also develop effective plans and good monitoring/reviewing practices. Secondly, it was revealed that process innovation in change management has relevance on the overall success of Zimbabwean law making institutions and this finding was backed by the point that it was statistically proved that the development of new information distribution platforms for administrative purposes is a continuous process in Zimbabwean law making institutions and that Zimbabwean law making institutions deal with customers’ views, comments and complaints urgently and with extreme care. Thirdly, it was revealed that innovative culture in change management has relevance on the overall success of Zimbabwean law making institutions and this finding was backed by the point that it was statistically proved that innovation driven proposals or ideas are welcome in Zimbabwean law making institutions. Lastly, it was revealed that Change Management has relevance on the success of Zimbabwean law making institutions. This research study therefore concluded that Change Management has a bearing on the overall success of Zimbabwean law making institutions. It also concluded that Leadership, Process Innovation and Innovative Culture in Change Management have a bearing on the overall success of Zimbabwean law making institutions. This research study recommended that Zimbabwean law making institutions have to adopt the Transformational leadership Style and standardise the roles of employees in Change Management to foster peer relationships