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The effect of leadership team to manage resistance for change via understanding thinking styles in a university transformation program

Tahsildari, Hamed and Alhashedi, Aref and Alhashidi, Kholoud and Hashim, Mohd. Taib and Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza and Omar, Rosmini (2014) The effect of leadership team to manage resistance for change via understanding thinking styles in a university transformation program. European Journal of Business and Management, 6 (20). pp. 139-145. ISSN 2222-1905

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present factors influencing the alleviation of resistance towards transformation programmers in organizations. This research was conducted at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus with a sample of 160 employees from various departments. A conceptual model was developed in order to test the reliability and correlation of the measures. The findings indicate that the importance of becoming familiar with the thinking styles of employees is an effective factor to minimize of the resistance toward organizational transformation. This research also presents that there is a high level of resistance from employees with the UTM transformation programme. This paper provides valuable input to organizations that struggle with the resistance of employees towards transformational programmers.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:organizational transformation, resistance to change, thinking styles
Subjects:H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:International Business School
ID Code:59972
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:23 Jan 2017 00:24
Last Modified:26 Apr 2022 09:59

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