TY - JOUR
T1 - Change recipients' reactions to organizational change
T2 - A 60-year review of quantitative studies
AU - Oreg, Shaul
AU - Vakola, Maria
AU - Armenakis, Achilles
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - This study reviews quantitative empirical studies of change recipients' reactions to organizational change. The authors reviewed studies published between 1948 and 2007, out of which 79 met the criteria of being quantitative studies of change recipients' reactions to an organizational change. Through an inductive review, the authors unravel a model of (a) explicit reactions to change, in which these reactions are conceptualized as tridimensional attitudes; (b) reaction antecedents that comprise prechange antecedents (viz., change recipient characteristics and internal context) and change antecedents (viz., change process, perceived benefit/harm, and change content); and (c) change consequences, including work-related and personal consequences. On the basis of their review the authors conclude by proposing directions for future research and practical managerial implications.
AB - This study reviews quantitative empirical studies of change recipients' reactions to organizational change. The authors reviewed studies published between 1948 and 2007, out of which 79 met the criteria of being quantitative studies of change recipients' reactions to an organizational change. Through an inductive review, the authors unravel a model of (a) explicit reactions to change, in which these reactions are conceptualized as tridimensional attitudes; (b) reaction antecedents that comprise prechange antecedents (viz., change recipient characteristics and internal context) and change antecedents (viz., change process, perceived benefit/harm, and change content); and (c) change consequences, including work-related and personal consequences. On the basis of their review the authors conclude by proposing directions for future research and practical managerial implications.
KW - change recipients
KW - change research
KW - reactions to organizational change
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81055139752&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0021886310396550
DO - 10.1177/0021886310396550
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AN - SCOPUS:81055139752
SN - 0021-8863
VL - 47
SP - 461
EP - 524
JO - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
JF - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
IS - 4
ER -