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Ready for a change? : a longitudinal study of antecedents, consequences and contingencies of readiness for change

Drzensky, Frank Peter

Ready for a change? : a longitudinal study of antecedents, consequences and contingencies of readiness for change created by Frank Drzensky, Nikolai Egold and Rolf van Dick - Journal of change management Volume 12, number 1 .

This article examines the role of organizational identification as an antecedent of readiness for change utilizing a social identity perspective. A study is presented that uses longitudinal data from a survey of employee attitudes conducted in a German organization that went through a change process (N = 166). In line with the hypotheses, readiness for change mediates the relationship between organizational identification and a positive evaluation of the change outcomes one year later. Perceived culture of change and coping with change moderate the relationship between organizational identification and readiness for change: a positive culture of change and more resources for coping strengthen the positive relationship between organizational identification and readiness for organizational change.

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Organizational change--Corporate culture, Employee survey, Higher education institution--Germany--Organizational psychology

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