Personality, affect, and organizational change: a qualitative study

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aut.researcherSmollan, Roy Kark
dc.contributor.authorSmollan, RK
dc.contributor.authorMatheny, J
dc.contributor.authorSayers, JG
dc.contributor.editorZerbe, WF
dc.contributor.editorAshkanansy, NM
dc.contributor.editorHartel, CEJ
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-12T04:01:21Z
dc.date.available2011-12-12T04:01:21Z
dc.date.copyright2010
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractPublished studies of the relationships between personality, affect, and organizational change have been overwhelmingly quantitative, while clinical and psychodynamic approaches have seldom dealt with the context of organizational change. We used semistructured interviews to explore the “middle ground”, by researching how participants in change believed aspects of their personalities contributed to their responses, particularly on an affective level. We found that traits such as openness to experience, resilience, pragmatism, change self-efficacy, and locus of control influenced participants' perceptions of how they reacted to organizational change. The findings point to the important role that qualitative research into personality can play in improving understanding of emotional responses to organizational change.
dc.identifier.citationIn Wilfred J. Zerbe, Härtel Charmine E. J., Ashkanasy Neal M. (ed.) Emotions and Organizational Dynamism (Research on Emotion in Organizations) vol.6 - Emotions and Organizational Dynamism, ch 4, pp. 85 - 112
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/S1746-9791(2010)0000006008
dc.identifier.issn1746-9791 (print)
dc.identifier.roid12714en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/3076
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.relation.isreplacedby10292/3077
dc.relation.isreplacedbyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/3077
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1746-9791(2010)0000006008
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dc.titlePersonality, affect, and organizational change: a qualitative study
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