Employee Stress and Organizational Change

The focus in this unit is on the impact of employee stress on organizational change - how does it affect commitment and how does continuous change affect people in organizations? The articles also present two interesting approaches - one based more in the practitioner literature and the other from the academic realm- Both perspectives are important for developing a deep understanding of organizational change- I’d suggest you read the Vakola et al article (Attitudes towards organizational change) first - pages 164-169 are mostly descriptive of the research methodology and statistical analysis- Then, read the Abrahamson article (Avoiding Repetitive Change Syndrome)- It is quite short but I think you’ll find interesting observations, some that link to the Vakola article- Discussion questions: Discuss the two main points you take away from the articles and the video, and comment on how these points relate (or not) to your own experiences of stress and organizational change- The word count for each of the two main points is 250 words- 80 the total word count for this assignment is 500 words-