Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees

This study examines the factors that influence resistance to change in a business organization. Four factors were selected to test the possibility of having a simple but comprehensive model that can predict resistance to change. Due to the need for researchers to narrow down the scope of their rese...

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spelling my-uum-etd.26732013-07-24T12:17:15Z Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees 2010-12-31 Gunalan, Pasubathy Mat, Norazuwa College of Business (COB) College of Business HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management This study examines the factors that influence resistance to change in a business organization. Four factors were selected to test the possibility of having a simple but comprehensive model that can predict resistance to change. Due to the need for researchers to narrow down the scope of their research, there is lack of researches on change resistance which comprehensively cover the core antecedents that causes resistance to change from employee perspectives. The four factors; namely Perceived Personal Impact, Perceived Outcome for Organization, Trust In Management and Change Communication were hypothesized to significantly predict resistance to change. A survey questionnaire was chosen as the instrument of choice to collect the data for this study. Collected data was entered into SPSS 12.0 for statistical analysis. The data was then analyzed using Pearson Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis to test the hypotheses. All four factors were found to have a relationship with resistance to change. However, only Perceived Personal Impact and Trust in Management were found uniquely contributing towards the prediction of resistance to change. The key to effectively managing change resistance is to clearly understand the nature and reasons for resistance. The findings from this research helps to understand how change resistance antecedents relates to one another that results in resistance to change at workplace. 2010-12 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2673/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2673/1/Gunalan_Pasubathy.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/2673/2/1.Gunalan_Pasubathy.pdf application/pdf eng public http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000767930 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language eng
eng
advisor Mat, Norazuwa
topic HD28-70 Management
Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28-70 Management
Industrial Management
Gunalan, Pasubathy
Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees
description This study examines the factors that influence resistance to change in a business organization. Four factors were selected to test the possibility of having a simple but comprehensive model that can predict resistance to change. Due to the need for researchers to narrow down the scope of their research, there is lack of researches on change resistance which comprehensively cover the core antecedents that causes resistance to change from employee perspectives. The four factors; namely Perceived Personal Impact, Perceived Outcome for Organization, Trust In Management and Change Communication were hypothesized to significantly predict resistance to change. A survey questionnaire was chosen as the instrument of choice to collect the data for this study. Collected data was entered into SPSS 12.0 for statistical analysis. The data was then analyzed using Pearson Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis to test the hypotheses. All four factors were found to have a relationship with resistance to change. However, only Perceived Personal Impact and Trust in Management were found uniquely contributing towards the prediction of resistance to change. The key to effectively managing change resistance is to clearly understand the nature and reasons for resistance. The findings from this research helps to understand how change resistance antecedents relates to one another that results in resistance to change at workplace.
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title Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees
title_short Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees
title_full Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees
title_fullStr Factors Influencing Resistance to Change Among Employees
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title_sort factors influencing resistance to change among employees
granting_institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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url https://etd.uum.edu.my/2673/1/Gunalan_Pasubathy.pdf
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