Organizational and Individual Antecedents of Resistance to Change: Organizational Climate and Technology Readiness

Tatli Hasan Sadik (), Eyitmiş Ahmet Melih () and Zümrüt Muhammet Zeki ()
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Tatli Hasan Sadik: Istanbul Galata University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Management Information Systems, Istanbul, Turkey
Eyitmiş Ahmet Melih: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Zümrüt Muhammet Zeki: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Organizacija, 2025, vol. 58, issue 3, 283-295

Abstract: Background and purpose There is interest in barriers to change in organizations. This research discusses factors affecting resistance to change based on employees’ technological competencies. This research aims to determine the mediating role of technology readiness in the effect of organizational climate in health institutions on resistance to change. Methodology Research data were collected from 389 employees working in the healthcare sector. SPSS Process 2.13 macro was used to analyze the model. Results According to the analysis results, organizational climate positively affected technology readiness. Additionally, organizational climate reduced resistance to change. In addition, employees’ readiness for technology reduced resistance to change. Finally, the mediating role of technology readiness (motivating and blocking factors) in the effect of organizational climate on resistance to change was significant. Further, a positive organizational climate in healthcare institutions increased employees’ readiness for new technologies and significantly reduced employees’ resistance to change. Conclusion Creating a positive organizational climate can be vital in successfully implementing change processes in the healthcare sector. At the end of the research, theoretical and practical suggestions were presented. The research contributes to the literature by addressing the antecedents of resistance to change from organizational and individual perspectives.

Keywords: Healthcare workers; Organizational climate; Resistance to change; Technology readiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.2478/orga-2025-0017

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