I am interested in carrying out research into the effectiveness of recruiting outsiders to fill capability gaps that have to be filled in order to manage organisational change, and the circumstances in which such an approach is likely to be effective or ineffective.
Dear MR. David,
Really interesting area to research. However, it is very challenging to address the change using new hires in with experience and skills. Actually, many cases are available with explaining this skills and leads to disaster in organization. I would be equally interested to see the results of your research and similar work i am also doing in India where results have gone otherwise. instead of change, chaotic situation has been created.
With Best Regards
Rajeev
I would recommend that you explore the literature related to organizational change. In particular, I am thinking about the concept of grafting. Grafting occurs, much like with plants, when someone with particular traits is recruited into your organization so that it gains the knowledge and experiences. The organization learns by grafting on new sources of information. I guess you can think of it as being like mini corporate mergers.
One source:
The intersection of organizational identity, knowledge, and practice: Attempting strategic change via knowledge grafting
R Nag, KG Corley, DA Gioia - Academy of Management Journal, 2007 - amj.aom.org