Readiness for Organizational Change
The Systematic Development of a Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23319082 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel T Holt (0000-0002-7808-6890, Air Force Institute of Technology), Achilles A Armenakis (Auburn University), Hubert S Feild (Auburn University), Stanley G Harris (Auburn University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 232-255 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6879 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021886306295295 |
| OpenAlex | W2143136499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 93 |
| References cited | 32 |
Using a systematic item-development framework as a guide (i.e., item development, questionnaire administration, item reduction, scale evaluation, and replication), this article discusses the development and evaluation of an instrument that can be used to gauge readiness for organizational change at an individual level. In all, more than 900 organizational members from the public and private sector participated in the different phases of study, with the questionnaire being tested in two separate organizations. The results suggest that readiness for change is a multidimensional construct influenced by beliefs among employees that (a) they are capable of implementing a proposed change (i.e., change-specific efficacy), (b) the proposed change is appropriate for the organization (i.e., appropriateness), (c) the leaders are committed to the proposed change (i.e., management support), and (d) the proposed change is beneficial to organizational members (i.e., personal valence).
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| Unique citing works | 93 |
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| Citations per year | 5,47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 86 |