Red tape and change-supportive intention: an extension of the theory of planned behavior

Abstract

PurposeThis paper builds on and extends the theory of planned behavior (TPB) by examining empirically the underlying mechanism through which red tape is associated with employee change-supportive intention (CSI). It investigates red tape as an antecedent of CSI and examines the mediation role of change-related attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control (PBC) in the relationship between red tape and CSI.Design/methodology/approachTo test the study's hypotheses, cross-sectional data were collected from 183 employees working at a public organization in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that was going through a major change. Regression analyses and the PROCESS macro for SPSS were used.FindingsConsistent with our expectations, the results indicate that red tape negatively predicts CSI. Red tape also predicts change-related attitude, subjective norm and PBC, which consequently predict CSI. The results also reveal that the relationship between red tape and CSI is mediated by change-related attitude and subjective norm.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited in using cross-sectional data at a point in time and in investigating intention only, rather than actual behavior.Originality/valueWhile prior work shows that red tape is a relevant factor that may affect employee responses to change in public sector, the psychological processes on which this relationship is based are still not fully explained. Therefore, this is the first study that aims to shed some light on this relationship.

Alienation from medical care policy, medical care avoidance, and the role of sex and risk perception

“…Second, this study focused on the outcome variable as behavioral intention toward medical care avoidance, which is a behavioral tendency but is theoretically different from medical care avoidance behavior. Although behavioral intention is one of the key factors affecting behavior, according to psychological theories such as the theory of planned behavior [ 80 , 81 ], behavioral tendency may not be completely equal to avoidance behavior. Future research should include more objective behavioral indicators and integrate multiple types of data (such as medical records from medical institutions) to explore the impact of medical policy alienation on medical care avoidance behavior.…”