Murwirapachena, GeniusNdlovu, Thobeka2024-09-172024-09-172024https://hdl.handle.net/10321/5502Mini dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.Organisational change remains one of the most critical challenges facing organisations. It is imperative for employee engagement and organisational culture to be incorporated into the organisational strategic goals to enhance employee performance and organisational success. Generally, organisational change can be triggered by factors including the business, political, economic, and cultural environments, competitor initiatives, technological innovations, globalisation, or restructuring. The riots that happened in several parts of Durban and Johannesburg in July 2021 affected several businesses. In the aftermath, studies have emerged detailing the impact of the riots, yet very few studies, if any, exist on the impact of the unrests on organisations across the retail distribution sector. This study aims to close this gap by investigating the impact of organisational change on organisational culture and employee engagement within the retail distribution sector. The study fulfils three main objectives to achieve this aim. The first objective is to examine the Influence of organisational change on organisational culture. Secondly, the study seeks to examine the Influence of organisational change on employee engagement, and lastly, the study aims to determine the role of demographic factors, if any, on the influence of organisational change on organisational culture and employee engagement.73 penEmployee engagementOrganisational changeOrganisational cultureOrganizational changeEmployee motivationCorporate cultureRetail trade--South Africa--KwaZulu-NatalWarehouses--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal--ManagementPhysical distribution of goods--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal--ManagementThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/5502