TY  - JOUR
AB  - Change-management activities require extensive interventions, for which small and medium-sized companies often lack the expertise. Thus, we examined whether a short-term intervention could be an innovative approach that affects employees’ attitudes and behavior. In the cooperative project IviPep, a company developed digital tools for its own internal development process. Our intervention was part of the corresponding training and consisted of a 5-minute presentation about prototypical reactions to change and a 45-minute workshop. Employees could voice their concerns, reflect on advantages, and work on potential solutions to address their concerns. Results of a survey before and after the training (N = 22) showed that the short-term intervention significantly increased readiness for change (d = 0.72) but did not significantly increase overall attitude toward change (d = 0.16) or behavioral resistance to change (d = -0.37), although the effects pointed in the intended direction. Our results indicate that even small change efforts can make a difference.
DA  - 2022
DO  - 10.1026/0932-4089/a000372
LA  - eng
IS  - 1
M2  - 40
PY  - 2022
SN  - 0932-4089
SP  - 40-51
T2  - Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
TI  - With a little help from change management : Effects of a Short-Term Change Intervention on Employee Attitudes and Behavior
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29560663
Y2  - 2024-11-22T07:52:43
ER  -