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- Title
Changing attitudes about change: longitudinal effects of transformational leader behavior on employee cynicism about organizational change.
- Authors
Bommer, William H.; Rich, Gregory A.; Rubin, Robert S.
- Abstract
Using longitudinal data collected in two waves, nine months apart, from 372 employees, this research is an empirical assessment of individual-level change within an organizational setting. Specifically, strategies used by change implementers were operationalized as six transformational leader behaviors, and then hypothesized to influence employees' cynicism about organizational change (CAOC). A combination of social learning theory, and communication research served as the theoretical rationale to explain transformational leadership's hypothesized effects. As posited, transformational leader behaviors (TLB) generally were associated with lower employee CAOC. Further, the direction of causality was consistent in suggesting that the TLB reduced employee CAOC. A discussion concerning the ethical use of TLBs and recommendations for future research are provided. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL change; EMPLOYEES; SOCIAL learning theory; LEADERSHIP; CYNICISM; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2005, Vol 26, Issue 7, p733
- ISSN
0894-3796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/job.342