Employees' commitment to change in the transition from start-up to scale-up : A single case study of enabling factors in a high-tech energy company

This study explored factors contributing to employees’ commitment to organizational change (CC) while scaling up. Successful organizational changes increase the success rate of becoming a scale-up. Research has shown the importance of CC when it comes to successful organizational changes. Other scholars have examined factors contributing to CC in different contexts; however, this has not been examined in the context from start-up to scale-up. Factors contributing to CC while scaling up might differ from other contexts. For example, start-ups tend to have a more innovative leadership style that positively relates to employees’ attitudes towards change. Therefore, the following research question was answered: ‘’What factors contribute to developing and keeping employees’ commitment to organizational change that occurs while scaling up?’’.