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Paper Id:IJMSM-V2I4P119
doi: 10.71141/30485037/V2I4P119

Change Management and Umberto Eco's Little Red Riding Hood Model

Vasileios Georgiadis, Lazaros Sarigiannidis

Citation:
Vasileios Georgiadis, Lazaros Sarigiannidis, "Change Management and Umberto Eco's Little Red Riding Hood Model" International Journal of Multidisciplinary on Science and Management, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 172-180, 2025.

Abstract:
This project adopts a semiotic, text-centred approach to analyze an environment of turbulence in response to the need for new knowledge to emerge in the field of change management. To achieve a clearer and more straightforward interpretation of organizational change, symbols and references from Umberto Eco (1932-2016) semiotics are employed, particularly the Little Red Riding Hood model. This model has been modified to focus on change management, aiming to symbolize the main issues in a multidisciplinary way, using images and narratives. A core objective of change management is to enhance organizational competitiveness, safety, and sustainable development. These are approached in an original way through the modified Little Red Riding Hood model. Umberto Eco provides a clear path to understanding organizational needs, market challenges, and stakeholders, as well as offering guidance on how management can firmly ground itself in concepts and symbolic figures through a robust system of analogies and metaphors. The narrative plot, i.e. how the model analyzes various situations and the impact of theoretical and practical processes, aims to upgrade organizations and foster holistic flexibility.

Keywords: Change management, Change model, Multidisciplinarity, Organizational upgrade, Umberto Eco, Semiotics.

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