- Title
- An investigation of the middle managers' attitude towards organizational change: a case of the automotive industry
- Creator
- Harunavamwe, Martha
- Subject
- Organizational change -- Management
- Subject
- Organizational change -- South Africa
- Subject
- Attitude (Psychology)
- Subject
- Motor industry -- South Africa -- Management
- Subject
- Executives -- Training of -- South Africa
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MCom (Industrial Psychology)
- Identifier
- vital:11545
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001211
- Identifier
- Organizational change -- Management
- Identifier
- Organizational change -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Attitude (Psychology)
- Identifier
- Motor industry -- South Africa -- Management
- Identifier
- Executives -- Training of -- South Africa
- Description
- The present study investigated the attitudes of middle managers towards organisational change within the automotive industry in South Africa. As a result of global recession, the automotive industry has been going through a series of changes but at a very slower pace. An empirical investigation was undertaken using a sample of seventy two (72) middle managers drawn using the cluster sampling technique. An organisational change attitude questionnaire adjusted to suit the automotive industry environment was employed to collect data. The findings of the study indicated that middle managers have positive attitudes towards technological change (59%), Innovative Change (84%) and Total Quality Management (65%) However, middle managers indicated that they have negative attitudes towards re-organisation. There was moderate significant relationship between factors influencing attitudes (administration, participation, communication and the threats and benefits) and the attitudes portrayed. Factors such as administration of the change process, threats and benefits of the outcomes as well as opportunity for personal growth were found to be highly influential to middle managers attitudes towards change. In all cases, demographic variables such as gender, age and experience played a significant role in the views of middle managers towards organisational change. Key words: Attitudes, organisational change, middle managers, factors influencing attitudes and automotive industry.
- Format
- 105 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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