- Title
- An exploration of individual experiences of constant organisational change.
- Creator
- Williams, K., Crafford, A., Fourie, L.
- Subject
- Change management practices, Change interventions
- Date
- 2002
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- uj:6474
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1486
- Description
- Ongoing change is an inevitable part of the current organisational context. Change management practices are oftencited as a reason for resistance to change, and as a cause of stress for individuals during change interventions. A qualitative study was undertaken in a technical division of a large South African organisation to explore the individual experiences of employees in the face of constant organisational change. Grounded theory analysis confirmed that constant organisational change and the related change management practices were indeed a source of unpleasant individual experience for employees at the time. Yet, no serious long-term effects of stress were evident. It is suggested that Strümpfer’s (1983–2000) work on salutogenesis and fortigenesis may be useful in explaining the outcome. Further research incorporating larger sample sizes and multiple triangulation methods in the data gathering process is recommended.
- Publisher
- SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
- Rights
- Complies with the rights as specified by the publisher: http://www.sajip.co.za/ & Copyright University of Johannesburg
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