Summary:

Today´s business environment requires almost continual changes from organizations if they want to stay competitive. Organizational changes are associated with challenges and opportunities. Therefore, it is important that the transformation process is carefully managed and implemented. By assuming that involving employees in the change process is necessary to implement a successful change, this study aimed to compare the change managers and employees’ perception of employee involvement during the change process. The main purpose of this master thesis was to determine how the employees in Statens vegvesen actually perceived their involvement during the 2017 reorganization process and how their perception affected their motivation in the change process. Qualitative methods were conducted using semi structured interviews to collect relevant data. Three change managers and four employees affected by the reorganization process were interviewed. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that employees were motivated in the change process if their perceived involvement was positive. Furthermore, the results indicated that it is sometimes sufficient to share information with employees. These results can be used as groundwork for governmental organizations which aim to plan and implement a change process.