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The validation of the organizational change construct using confirmatory factor analysis

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Organizational changes play a vital role in development of organizations. Development can only be possible through change. Numerous researches have been conducted to explore organizational change aspect descriptively but no attempt has been made to validate and develop instrument to measure behaviours and thoughts of employees regarding organizational change. This study identified and used nine dimensions to measure organizational change, and 380 Bank managers were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. To conform the dimensions and their contributions towards main construct, first-order and second-order confirmatory factor analysis has been conducted using SEM—AMOS. The result showed that process, strategy, attitude, structure, culture and technology are the main predictors of organizational change.

Source: Cogent Business & Management

DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2017.1338330

Authors: Rana Tahir Naveed, Amer Hamzah Jantan, Mohammed Bashir Saidu, Saad Mahmood Bhatti

Institutions: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

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: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,165

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China