Employee Readiness to Change and Its Determinants in Administrative Staff of Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The main concern of this study was to investigate employee readiness to change and its determinants with particular reference to the administrative staff of the Bahir Dar University. Data collected from 367 sample participants from nine campuses using stratified random sampling method. Scale questionnaire employed as data collection instruments. The results indicated that administrative staffs had higher perceptions of readiness to change in the emotional, cognitive and intentional components. Moreover, perceptions of a history of change, participatory management, and quality of communication positively correlated to readiness to change. There were statistically significant contribution of a history of change, participation management and quality of communication to readiness to change. In conclusion, management bodies should work more to bring about good feelings about the change, all members of the staff need to be communicated regularly, information should be clear, transparent and progressive.
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2916999642