Abdurezak Mohammed (PhD)Daniel Tesfay2023-12-072023-12-072023-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/378The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of change management practices on organizational development in the case of Bank Abyssinia. The study used quantitative research approach, both descriptive research and explanatory research design due to its intent to find the effect of the independent variables change management practices such as technological change, structural change, cultural change, strategic change, operational change and people centric change on the dependent variable organizational development. The study used both stratified & purposive sampling technique. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaires and also secondary source was collected from different company profiles, books and websites which dictate regarding the study. The study also used a cross-sectional research survey, in which data from respondents was gathered at a single point in time. In this study, a total of 344 questionnaires were provided to the respondents at the head office, three district offices, and all branches found under these districts in Addis Ababa region, and retuned with the response rate of 87%. To analyze the collected data through questionnaires from the respondents, the researcher used SPSS version 23. The researcher used descriptive statistics to describe & summarizing data and inferential statistic such as correlation analysis and multiple linear regressions analysis. Accordingly, the Pearson correlation test revealed that all the six independent variables have a positive relationship with dependent variable organizational development. The regression result confirmed that, except the cultural change management practice, all the independent variables (i.e. technological change, structural change, strategic change, operational change and people centric change) have positive and significant impact on the development of Bank of Abyssinia and this leading to increased productivity, employee satisfaction, and overall success. The ANOVA test result also confirmed that, the prediction powers of the change management components are found to be statistically significant. Overall, the research paper provides valuable insights into the role of change management practices in organizational development and emphasizes the need for businesses to prioritize effective change management strategies. Lastly, the researcher concluded that, change management is an essential aspect of the development of the bank and helps adapt to changing environments and remain competitive in the financial sector and change management practices have its own contribution in achieving the bank’s objective and goalen-USThesis