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  • 1.  Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

    Posted 03-01-2008 20:47
    Dear OB listserv members,

    On behalf of one of my students, I am writing to request unpublished studies for a meta-analysis on "employee reactions to organizational change."

    Appropriate studies measure any of the following:

    1. employee reactions to organizational change (e.g., acceptance, resistance); or,
    2. attitudes or emotions that occur in response to change (e.g., justice perceptions, stress); or,
    3. a related personality disposition (e.g. openness to change).

    Please feel free to send along studies that even remotely match these criteria.

    Unpublished studies can be emailed to Luke Brooks-Shesler at lbrookss@gmu.edu.

    Thank you for your time and consideration!

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Lois Tetrick
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    George Mason University


  • 2.  Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

    Posted 03-02-2008 14:32

    Hi Lois,

     

    I hear students, EE participants, and clients all talk about getting "buy-in."  As suggested in your sentence below they seem to believe it's either "acceptance or resistance."  I've developed a seven level scale of "buy-in" in response to the attempts of others to lead.  No instruments yet, but it seems to me that when one tries to influence others (using whatever techniques) the responses tend to fall in these categories from worst to best:  active resistance, passive resistance (dropping a wrench, going slow, etc.), apathy, compliance, agreement (I will do what you want me to do), engagement (I want to do what you want me to do), and passion (what you want me to do is the most important thing in my life right now).  I don't believe response to change is binary...

     

    Just for your consideration.... 

    Cheers,

       Jim

    James G. S. Clawson

    Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration

    Darden GSB, University of Virginia

    Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906  

    100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22903  USA

    Tel:  434 924 7488              Fax:  434 243 7680

    Web:  http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/clawsonj

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Lois E Tetrick
    Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:47 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

     

    Dear OB listserv members,

    On behalf of one of my students, I am writing to request unpublished studies for a meta-analysis on "employee reactions to organizational change."

    Appropriate studies measure any of the following:

    1. employee reactions to organizational change (e.g., acceptance, resistance); or,
    2. attitudes or emotions that occur in response to change (e.g., justice perceptions, stress); or,
    3. a related personality disposition (e.g. openness to change).

    Please feel free to send along studies that even remotely match these criteria.

    Unpublished studies can be emailed to Luke Brooks-Shesler at lbrookss@gmu.edu.

    Thank you for your time and consideration!

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Lois Tetrick
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    George Mason University



  • 3.  Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

    Posted 03-02-2008 18:45
    Hi Jim,

    That is a good point. Hopefully we will find enough studies that span the range of employee reactions to organizational change.

    Best regards,
    Luke Brooks-Shesler
    Doctoral Student
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    George Mason University

    On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Clawson, Jim <ClawsonJ@darden.virginia.edu> wrote:

    Hi Lois,

     

    I hear students, EE participants, and clients all talk about getting "buy-in."  As suggested in your sentence below they seem to believe it's either "acceptance or resistance."  I've developed a seven level scale of "buy-in" in response to the attempts of others to lead.  No instruments yet, but it seems to me that when one tries to influence others (using whatever techniques) the responses tend to fall in these categories from worst to best:  active resistance, passive resistance (dropping a wrench, going slow, etc.), apathy, compliance, agreement (I will do what you want me to do), engagement (I want to do what you want me to do), and passion (what you want me to do is the most important thing in my life right now).  I don't believe response to change is binary...

     

    Just for your consideration.... 

    Cheers,

       Jim

    James G. S. Clawson

    Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration

    Darden GSB, University of Virginia

    Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906  

    100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22903  USA

    Tel:  434 924 7488              Fax:  434 243 7680

    Web:  http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/clawsonj

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Lois E Tetrick
    Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:47 PM


    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

     

    Dear OB listserv members,

    On behalf of one of my students, I am writing to request unpublished studies for a meta-analysis on "employee reactions to organizational change."

    Appropriate studies measure any of the following:

    1. employee reactions to organizational change (e.g., acceptance, resistance); or,
    2. attitudes or emotions that occur in response to change (e.g., justice perceptions, stress); or,
    3. a related personality disposition (e.g. openness to change).

    Please feel free to send along studies that even remotely match these criteria.

    Unpublished studies can be emailed to Luke Brooks-Shesler at lbrookss@gmu.edu.

    Thank you for your time and consideration!

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Lois Tetrick
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    George Mason University




  • 4.  Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change

    Posted 03-02-2008 23:32
    Lois,

    I imagine that there are tons of studies since the 1970's. But I also consider that any analysis must include the results of many TQM implementations since the 1980's, which led to openness to change through employee involvement in the process itself.

    Thanks,

    Ivan



    Dr. R. Ivan Blanco
    Department of Management
    McCoy College of Business Administration
    Texas State University - San Marcos
    San Marcos, TX 78666
    Phone (512) 245-1842
    Fax (512) 245-2850
    rb39@txstate.edu
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    The trouble with other cultures is that the people don't behave the way they're supposed to, that is, like us. The solution to this difficulty is not to expect them to." Craig Storti, The Art of Crossing Cultures (1990).
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    Las naciones marchan al termino de su grandeza con el mismo paso que camina su educacion.
    Nations march toward their greatness at the same pace as their educational systems evolve. Simon Bolivar
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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv on behalf of Clawson, Jim
    Sent: Sun 3/2/2008 1:32 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Re: Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change



    Hi Lois,



    I hear students, EE participants, and clients all talk about getting "buy-in." As suggested in your sentence below they seem to believe it's either "acceptance or resistance." I've developed a seven level scale of "buy-in" in response to the attempts of others to lead. No instruments yet, but it seems to me that when one tries to influence others (using whatever techniques) the responses tend to fall in these categories from worst to best: active resistance, passive resistance (dropping a wrench, going slow, etc.), apathy, compliance, agreement (I will do what you want me to do), engagement (I want to do what you want me to do), and passion (what you want me to do is the most important thing in my life right now). I don't believe response to change is binary...



    Just for your consideration....

    Cheers,

    Jim

    James G. S. Clawson

    Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration

    Darden GSB, University of Virginia

    Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906

    100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA

    Tel: 434 924 7488 Fax: 434 243 7680

    Web: http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/clawsonj



    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Lois E Tetrick
    Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:47 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Meta-analysis - reactions to organizational change



    Dear OB listserv members,

    On behalf of one of my students, I am writing to request unpublished studies for a meta-analysis on "employee reactions to organizational change."

    Appropriate studies measure any of the following:

    1. employee reactions to organizational change (e.g., acceptance, resistance); or,
    2. attitudes or emotions that occur in response to change (e.g., justice perceptions, stress); or,
    3. a related personality disposition (e.g. openness to change).

    Please feel free to send along studies that even remotely match these criteria.

    Unpublished studies can be emailed to Luke Brooks-Shesler at lbrookss@gmu.edu.

    Thank you for your time and consideration!

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Lois Tetrick
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    George Mason University