Readiness for Change: Implications on Employees' Relationship with Management, Job Knowledge and Skills, and Job Demands
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Journal of Applied Management & Entrepreneurship
Volume
11
Issue
1
Publisher
Greenleaf Publishing
Publication Date
1-1-2006
First Page
3
Last Page
16
Abstract
This article addresses how employees' readiness/willingness to change is influenced by three workplace factors-management/leader relationship, job knowledge and skills, and job demands. Statistical analyses were completed based on a two-part survey given to 464 employees from four companies. The research findings indicated that all three of these workplace factors had an influence on employees' readiness for change. But employees' relationship with their managers was the strongest predictor of readiness for change. Discussion regarding the implications of these workplace factors and how management’s understanding of how these factors impact readiness for change are also presented.
Recommended Citation
Miller, D., Madsen, S., John, C. (2006). Readiness for change: Implications on employees’ relationship with management, job knowledge and skills, and job demands. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 11(1), 3-16.
