Change Management Model: Village Fund Policy Implementation for Community Empowerment in Deli Serdang District, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Sustainable rural development is critical to a country's economic, social, and environmental viability. Coordination of rural development programs that contribute to sustainable livelihoods at the global, regional, national, and local levels is therefore vital, and there is much to be gained. Rural development strategies should consider the remoteness and potential of rural areas and provide targeted, diversified approaches. Therefore, this research emphasizes the implementation of village fund policies to empower village communities in Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia. The research objectives are to discuss several issues, which are: (1) the implementation of village fund policies in empowering village communities; (2) the supporting and inhibiting factors for the implementation; and (3) the development of a conceptual model for the implementation. This research is using qualitative research, which involves as many as seven informants, as determined by the snowball technique. Secondary data collection using literature studies; primary data collection using interview and observation techniques; and data analysis using the descriptive analysis, which was developed by triangulation observers’ analysis. The result of this research contributed to the new body of knowledge about the change management strategy that is needed in various organizations, and generated a new conceptual model called resource management collaboration with six dimensions: (1) regulatory functions; (2) supervisory functions; (3) development functions; (4) service functions; (5) empowerment functions; and (6) intergovernmental relations functions. This model will play a significant role in managing community resources and village governance in Deli Serdang district specifically and in Indonesia generally.