The main purpose of this study was to explore the impact of organisational change on
the lived experiences of employees’ well-being. A sample of six employees participated
in the study. The requisite data was obtained using semi-structured interviews. The
literature review aimed to conceptualise organisational change and its related
constructs, to explore employee well-being and its related constructs, and to
understand the impact of organisational change on employees’ well-being in
organisational contexts. The specific aims of the empirical study were to explore the
impact of organisational change on employee well-being, to provide a basic framework
that may assist organisations in managing change initiatives directed at enhancing
employee well-being, and to formulate recommendations for possible future research
on the impact of organisational change on employee well-being.
The findings of this study indicated that the impact of organisational change on
employees’ well-being is generally negative owing to the uncertainty of moving from
the known to the unknown. All employees are impacted by organisational changes.
The findings further indicated that the adverse impacts of organisational change may
be moderated by communication, participation in the organisational change process
and support. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/27408 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Nel, Dedrieka Magdalena |
| Contributors | Van Niekerk, A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) : color illustrations, application/pdf |
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