Middle Managers' Commitment to Change after Downsizing

Evi Kurniasari Purwaningrum, Fajrianthi, Fendy Suhariadi

2018

Abstract

This research was a case study of middle managers' commitment issues after downsizing. After downsizing, the company kept changing its regulations to compete. Less proper change strategies led to uncertainty, pressure and anxiety among middle managers. This research aimed to explore the way middle managers handle and commit to changes under pressure. During the organizational changes periods, the roles of middle managers were complex because they were required to become agents of change and targets of change. These roles highly affected the implementation of changes. This research applied qualitative methods through case study by interviewing individuals and conducting focus group discussion. There were eleven middle managers and three general managers who were considered as significant others. It was found that the middle managers, who were also the survivors, felt satisfied and gainedfairness in the downsizing process. However, after the downsizing, the organization was less committed to change, so the managers showed commitment to change because they felt obligated (normative commitment to change) and they had no choice but to follow the change (continual commitment to change). This paper also helped to understand how the commitment of organizational change influencedsurvivors’ commitment to change

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Purwaningrum E., Suhariadi F. and Fajrianthi. (2018). Middle Managers' Commitment to Change after Downsizing.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 108-114. DOI: 10.5220/0008586001080114

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Evi Kurniasari Purwaningrum and Fendy Suhariadi and Fajrianthi},
title={Middle Managers' Commitment to Change after Downsizing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={108-114},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008586001080114},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - Middle Managers' Commitment to Change after Downsizing
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Purwaningrum E.
AU - Suhariadi F.
AU - Fajrianthi.
PY - 2018
SP - 108
EP - 114
DO - 10.5220/0008586001080114