An Investigation of An Organization Accommodating Managerial Changes

The policy of promoting managers from within an organization serves multiple organizational functions. It rewards individuals for superior performance, maintains and develops qualified managers, and staffs positions with experienced company personnel. Promoting from within organizations often assumes that employees can adjust to new surroundings, accommodate new job demands, and perform as effectively in previous assignments. Unfortunately these assumptions are unsupported by research. Several studies have indicated that managerial changes are sometimes disruptive and can produce conflict and dissatisfaction among staff and subordinates. This study investigated managerial changes in a national retail organization over a four month period to examine whether interpersonal, attitudinal, and perceptual differences might be related to managerial changes.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Adams, Edward Francis

• Psychology, Industrial

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8108432

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/66579