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Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations

Oreg, S. ; Bozionelos, N.; et al.

Authors

S. Oreg

N. Bozionelos

et al.



Abstract

The concept of dispositional resistance to change has been introduced in a series of exploratory and confirmatory analyses through which the validity of the Resistance to Change (RTC) Scale has been established (S. Oreg, 2003). However, the vast majority of participants with whom the scale was validated were from the United States. The purpose of the present work was to examine the meaningfulness of the construct and the validity of the scale across nations. Measurement equivalence analyses of data from 17 countries, representing 13 languages and 4 continents, confirmed the cross-national validity of the scale. Equivalent patterns of relationships between personal values and RTC across samples extend the nomological net of the construct and provide further evidence that dispositional resistance to change holds equivalent meanings across nations.

Citation

Oreg, S., Bozionelos, N., & et al. (2008). Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(4), 935-944. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.935

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jul 1, 2008
Deposit Date May 22, 2009
Journal Journal of Applied Psychology
Print ISSN 0021-9010
Electronic ISSN 1939-1854
Publisher American Psychological Association
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 93
Issue 4
Pages 935-944
DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.935
Keywords Resistance to change, Personal values, measurement equivalence, Scale validation, Personal values, Nations.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1564439

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