EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED TEXTILE MANUFACTURING FIRMS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
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Date
2021
Authors
Amosa, J. R.
Omolabi, I.
Suleiman, A. A.
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Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
The demand of modern business required that organisations provide their
employees with information and support that guarantees the acceptance of change
initiatives. Therefore, the failure of management to avail employees with the right to
participate and to be informed regarding the change in the organisation has been the
main cause of resistance and friction between management and employees. Thus, this
study sought to examine the influence of managing resistance to change on employee
performance of selected textile manufacturing firms in Lagos state, Nigeria. The
specific objectives were to (i) determine the influence of change communication on
employee productivity; and (ii) examine the influence of employees’ participation on
job satisfaction. The study made use of cross sectional survey design and a multistage
sampling techniques. Data were obtained using questionnaire distributed to
365 staff from the total population of 4,115. The hypotheses drawn were tested with
regression analysis. The findings from the test revealed a significant and positive
effect of change communication on employees’ productivity (R2 = 0.748, P-value ≤
0.05) and that employees participation had a significant and positive effect on
Employees’ job satisfaction (R2 = 0.738, P-value ≤ 0.05). The study therefore,
concludes that a well-managed resistance to change positively and significantly affect
employees’ performance. The study recommends that managers should pay serious
attention to the management of employee resistance to change, with effective and
efficient communication as well as entrench organisational democracy through
employees’ participation and involvement.
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Resistance, Change management, Change communication, Employee productivity, Job satisfaction, Employees’ performance
Citation
Amosa, J. R., Omolabi, I.& Suleiman, A. A. (2021). Effect of resistance to change management on employees’ performance of selected textile manufacturing firms in Lagos state, Nigeria. Sahel Analyst: Journal of Management Sciences, 19(1), 10-26 Published by Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.http://www.journals.fms-unimaid.ng/jmsyear_2021_1.html