Effects of Change Interventions: What Kind of Evidence Do We Really Have?

Despite the popularity of organizational change management, the question arises whether its prescriptions are based on solid and convergent evidence. To answer this question, a systematic review was conducted of organizational change management research published in scholarly journals during the pas...

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Published in:The Journal of applied behavioral science 2014-03, Vol.50 (1), p.5-27
Main Authors: Barends, Eric, Janssen, Barbara, ten Have, Wouter, ten Have, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessment
Intervention
Interventions
Management
Management of change
Management theory
Organizational Change
Organizational Research
Popularity
Prescriptions
Scholarly publishing
Studies
Systematic review
Teachers
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Summary:Despite the popularity of organizational change management, the question arises whether its prescriptions are based on solid and convergent evidence. To answer this question, a systematic review was conducted of organizational change management research published in scholarly journals during the past 30 years. The databases ABI/INFORM, Business Source Premier, ERIC, and PsycINFO were searched for relevant studies. A total of 563 studies met the review’s criteria. Assessment shows a predominance of one-shot studies with a low internal validity. Replication studies are rare. Findings suggest that scholars and practitioners should be sceptical regarding the body of research results in the field of organizational change management published to date. Prescriptions are offered for researchers, editors, and educators to develop a more solid body of evidence on organizational change management.
ISSN:0021-8863
1552-6879
DOI:10.1177/0021886312473152