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Haunted by the Past: Effects of Poor Change Management History on Employee Attitudes and Turnover
Prashant Bordia, Simon Lloyd D. Restubog, Nerina L. Jimmieson, and Bernd E. Irmer
Group & Organization Management, April 2011; vol. 36, 2: pp. 191-222., first published on February 1, 2011

For discussion:

1. Past experiences with change often color how clients and organizational members respond to the OD practitioner’s selection of an intervention strategy. What does the Bordia et al. article have to say about this?

2. What implications from the article can be taken for OD practitioners who propose interventions to their clients?

Assessing Employees’ Reactions to Organizational Change: An Integrative Framework of Change-Specific and Psychological Factors
Tammo Straatmann, Oliver Kohnke, Kate Hattrup, and Karsten Mueller
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, September 2016; vol. 52, 3: pp. 265-295

For discussion:

The chapter identified a number of factors to consider when selecting interventions for organizational change. What factors are also identified in the research study described in the article that might affect a practitioner’s choice of intervention?