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Evaluating Key Predictors Of Employee Response To Change In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Otis S. Johnson
Evaluating Key Predictors Of Employee Response To Change In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Otis S. Johnson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study addressed the factors that predict employee response to large-scale change in the United States pharmaceutical industry. When poorly executed, major organizational changes such as mergers and acquisitions are often disruptive and costly to organizations and demoralizing to employees. Although employee responses to change have been studied in several industries, employee responses during change execution in the pharmaceutical industry have not been subject to study. The purpose of this correlational study was to reduce the knowledge gap related to organizational change in the pharmaceutical industry by evaluating key predictors of employee response to large-scale change. The theoretical framework consisted …
The Merits Of Trust In Transformational Leadership, Yonnette Hyman-Shurland
The Merits Of Trust In Transformational Leadership, Yonnette Hyman-Shurland
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Trust in transformational leadership is related to motivation, self-enhancement, and positive job outcomes. Trust in the leader-follower relationship, from the perspective of subordinates, has yet to be examined. Trust is considered an important factor when seeking to improve the chances for organizational success and positive job outcomes. The merits of trust in transformational leadership were addressed in this qualitative case study for the purpose of understanding the value of trust in leader-follower relationships viewed from the experiences of subordinates. Interviews were conducted with 30 participants from 2 organizations within the Newton and Rockdale counties located in the state of Georgia; …