Knight Frank Pty Ltd, headquartered in London, is a commercial and residential property consultancy that was founded in 1896. Being one of the largest global real estate consultancies, Knight Frank occupies 370 offices with over 12000 employees in 55 countries. With regards to Knight Frank Australia, the organization employs nearly 1,000 workforces in 24 offices.
Along with the increase competition of real estate companies, larger organizations usually obtain better opportunities in providing various services in numerous markets. However, it is essential for companies to constantly improve in terms of technology and communication systems so as to increase employees’ work efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, bonds among international employees could be strengthened through the globalization. Therefore, Knight Frank Australia will be upgrading its communication systems from “national” to “international” to achieve its objective.
Organizational change has always been a hot topic for research, where previous academic studies present …show more content…
The 4 key areas comprise:
1. Definition of Organizational Change;
2. Factors affecting change;
3. Definition and factors of employee engagement; and
4. Knight Frank’s employees’ overall reaction to current changes
This paper would also summarize a wide range of academic literature as well as formulate questionnaire and interview for further analysis.
2. Theoretical Review and Framework
In order to support the research, this project reviewed journal articles, textbooks, working papers, and other online resources that related to organizational change and employee engagement. Most of the articles and reports were sought through the search engine of on-line journal databases such as Science Direct, Proquest, JCUB Libguide, and Knight Frank’s intranet search
Along with the increase competition of real estate companies, larger organizations usually obtain better opportunities in providing various services in numerous markets. However, it is essential for companies to constantly improve in terms of technology and communication systems so as to increase employees’ work efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, bonds among international employees could be strengthened through the globalization. Therefore, Knight Frank Australia will be upgrading its communication systems from “national” to “international” to achieve its objective.
Organizational change has always been a hot topic for research, where previous academic studies present …show more content…
The 4 key areas comprise:
1. Definition of Organizational Change;
2. Factors affecting change;
3. Definition and factors of employee engagement; and
4. Knight Frank’s employees’ overall reaction to current changes
This paper would also summarize a wide range of academic literature as well as formulate questionnaire and interview for further analysis.
2. Theoretical Review and Framework
In order to support the research, this project reviewed journal articles, textbooks, working papers, and other online resources that related to organizational change and employee engagement. Most of the articles and reports were sought through the search engine of on-line journal databases such as Science Direct, Proquest, JCUB Libguide, and Knight Frank’s intranet search