| Ambivalence toward imposed change: The conflict between dispositional resistance to change and the orientation toward the change agent. | |
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PMID: 21058806 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Following an analysis of the concept of "imposed change," we propose 2 factors that jointly contribute to an individual's experience of ambivalence to imposed change. In a secondary analysis of data (N = 172) and 2 field studies (N = 104, N = 89), we showed that individuals' personal orientation toward change interacts with their orientation toward the change agent and yields ambivalence. Specifically, among employees with a positive orientation toward the change agent (i.e., high trust in management, identification with the organization), the relationship between employees' dispositional resistance to change and ambivalence was positive. The opposite pattern emerged among employees with a negative orientation toward the change agent (Studies 2 and 3). Our findings suggest that researchers may have been misinterpreting employees' reactions to change, neglecting the possibility that some may simultaneously hold strong, yet conflicting, views about the change. By accounting for, and predicting, ambivalence, these studies provide a more accurate explanation of employees' responses to change. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Shaul Oreg; Noga Sverdlik |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of applied psychology Volume: 96 ISSN: 1939-1854 ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Psychol Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-03-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0222526 Medline TA: J Appl Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-49 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa. |
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