Predictors and Outcomes of Openness to Changes in a Reorganizing Workplace

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...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2000-02, Vol.85 (1), p.132-142
Main Authors: Wanberg, Connie R, Banas, Joseph T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Changes
Employee turnover
Employees
Female
Forecasts
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Internal External Locus of Control
Job Satisfaction
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Occupational psychology
Openness
Openness to Experience
Organizational Change
Outcomes
Perceived Control
Predictors
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression analysis
Reorganization
Self Concept
Self-Efficacy
Self-Esteem
Social Support
Studies
Work place
Working conditions
Workplace
Workplaces
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.85.1.132