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Employee Readiness for Change: Utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior to Inform Change Management.

Year: 2004

Type: conference-abstract

Abstract: This article presents a study on social identity theory which proposed that the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) provides a useful approach for understanding the process of attitude formation during times of organizational change. The article explains that the model created in the study can assist in understanding why common change management strategies may lead to positive employee reactions, and specifies the role of several social influence variables in predicting intentions to engage in specific behaviors. The article states that the research examined TPB in the context of a building relocation for a large local government organization.

Source: Academy of Management Proceedings

DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2004.13857578

Authors: NERINA L. JIMMIESON, KATHERINE M. WHITE, MEGAN PEACH

Institutions: Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland

Language: English

Topic: Organizational Change and Leadership

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2094813680

Cites: 10

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10