Change is often driven by conditions in the surrounding environment, but is also
triggered by needs within organizations. The dynamic and global environment in
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This research belongs to the project “Communication in Change Processes” founded by the
Swedish Knowledge Foundation, led by the first author. Both authors contributed equally to this
paper. The authors thank K.L. Ashcraft and the anonymous reviewers for valuable comments to
the paper.