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A mediated model of the effect of organizational culture on the intentions to engage in change-supportive behaviors: insights from the theory of planned behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2020

Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad Open the ORCID record for Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad [Opens in a new window] ,
Atif Saleem Butt ,
Dingxiang Chen  and
Bangcheng Liu
Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad
Affiliation:
School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China University of Raparin, Ranya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq University of Kurdistan Hewler, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Atif Saleem Butt
Affiliation:
American University of Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Dingxiang Chen
Affiliation:
School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Bangcheng Liu*
Affiliation:
School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Author for correspondence: Bangcheng Liu, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study positions perceived organizational culture's (OC) as an important internal contextual factor that influences employee reactions to change. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and organization theory research, we analyze the mechanisms through which employee perceptions of OC generate its effect on employee responses to organizational change. Data from a field study of 171 employees in Kurdistan Region of Iraq's public school teachers showed that employee perceptions of developmental culture were positively and directly related to their change-supportive intentions (CSIs) and, as suggested by the TPB, its effects are simultaneously mediated by change-related attitude (CRA), subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. However, our findings demonstrated that hierarchical culture was only indirectly related to employee CSIs; this relationship was mediated only by CRA and subjective norm. This study is important because it broadens the remit of OC's role as change agent and provides valuable insight into how OC influences employee responses to change efforts in public organizations.

Keywords

Organizational changeorganizational cultureteachers' responses to changetheory of planned behavior
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , March 2023 , pp. 345 - 365
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2020

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