Naslov
Dispositional Resistance to Change: Measurement Equivalence and the Link to Personal Values across 17 Nations

Autori
Oreg, Shaul ; Bayazit, Mahmut ; Vakola, Maria ; Arciniega, Luis ; Armenakis, Achilles ; Barkauskiene, Rasa ; Bozionelos, Nikos ; Fujimoto, Yuka ; González, Luis ; Han, Jian ; Hrebícková, Martina ; Jimmieson, Nerina ; Kordacová, Jana ; Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi ; Mlačić, Boris ; Ferić, Ivana ; Kotrla Topić, Marina ; Ohly, Sandra ; Saksvik, Per Oystein ; Hetland, Hilde ; Saksvik, Ingvild ; van Dam, Karen

Izvornik
Journal of Applied Psychology (0021-9010) 93 (2008), 4; 935-944

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
resistance to change; personal values; measurement equivalence; scale validation

Sažetak
The concept of dispositional resistance to change has been introduced in a series of exploratory and confirmatory analyses through which the validity of the Resistance to Change (RTC) scale has been established (S. Oreg, 2003). However, the vast majority of participants with whom the scale was validated were from the United States. The purpose of the present work was to examine the meaningfulness of the construct and the validity of the scale across nations. Measurement equivalence analyses of data from 17 countries, representing 13 languages and 4 continents, confirmed the cross-national validity of the scale. Equivalent patterns of relationships between personal values and RTC across samples extend the nomological net of the construct and provide further evidence that dispositional resistance to change holds equivalent meanings across nations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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