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Readiness for organizational change: Do organizational commitment and social relationships in the workplace make a difference?
Author(s) -
Madsen Susan R.,
Miller Duane,
John Cameron R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.1134
Subject(s) - organizational commitment , loyalty , psychology , organizational change , organizational identification , public relations , affective events theory , organization development , social psychology , business , marketing , job satisfaction , job performance , political science , job attitude
Businesses are confronting continuous and unparalleled changes. For organizations to assist employees in being motivated and prepared for change, it is essential that managers, leaders, and organization development professionals understand factors that may influence individual change readiness. The purpose of the research study examined here was to investigate the relationship between readiness for change and two of these possible factors: organizational commitment and social relationships in the workplace. Four hundred sixty‐four usable surveys were returned from full‐time employees in four companies in two northern Utah counties. The findings indicate significant relationships between readiness for change, organizational commitment, and social relationships. Relationships were also found between readiness for change and number of children, social relationships and gender, and organization commitment or one of its three components (identification, job involvement, and loyalty) and employee age, educational level, and gender.