Readiness For Change

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The concept of readiness for change has evolved into a prominent concept due to the essential role it plays in the successful implementation of any organizational change
Initiatives (Armenakis, Harris & Mossholder, 1993; Armenakis, Harris & Field, 1999).
Readiness for change has been defined as the cognitive perquisites for or support of change initiatives within the organization (Armenakis, Harris & Mossholder, 1993).
Similarly, Huy (1999) stated that readiness for change is the degree of preparedness by individuals to accept and take part in different organizational activities. Holt, Armenakis,
Harris & Field (2007) have pointed out, “readiness occurs when environment, structure and organizational members’ attitude are such that employees …show more content…

A primary cause for change initiatives to fail is the fact that organizations are not capable of getting employees ready for the change and be committed to its implementations
(Armenakis, Harris & Mossholder, 1993). They also identified three different individual elements that could be used to describe one’s readiness for change. These elements are the attitude, believes and intentions of the organizational members. Similarly, Armenakis
& Harris (2002) illustrated the benefit and value of establishing an awareness of the need for change and the perceptions of the benefits at the individual level with the proposed change. Hence, accomplishing a state of readiness is crucial in the change process because individuals who will be part of undergoing change, is more likely to embarrass
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change and be more committed to it. Therefore, resistance to the new proposed directions and behavior will be eliminated (Russell & Russell, 2006).
Currently, much of the literature points out the importance of readiness for change at the organizational level and not only at the individual level and suggests that both are

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