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Predictors and outcomes of openness to changes in a reorganizing workplace.

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ID23322367
AuthorsConnie R Wanberg (0000-0003-3536-9740, University of Minnesota), Joseph T Banas
Year2000
Volume85
Issue1
Pages132-142
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9010 • E-ISSN: 1939-1854
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0021-9010.85.1.132
PMID10740964
OpenAlexW2149972594
LanguageEN
Citations received126
References cited32

It is becoming increasingly important for employees to be able to cope with change in the workplace. This longitudinal study examined a set of individual differences and context-specific predictors of employee openness (i.e., change acceptance and positive view of changes) toward a set of workplace changes. Personal resilience (a composite of self-esteem, optimism, and perceived control) was related to higher levels of change acceptance. Three context-specific variables (information received about the changes, self-efficacy for coping with the changes, and participation in the change decision process) were predictive of higher levels of employee openness to the changes. Lower levels of change acceptance were associated with less job satisfaction, more work irritation, and stronger intentions to quit.

Context (archaeology) · Coping (psychology) · Job satisfaction · Openness to experience · Optimism · Psychological resilience · Set (abstract data type) · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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