How psychological resources facilitate adaptation to organizational change van den Heuvel, M.; Demerouti, E.; Bakker, A.B.
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AbstractThe purpose of this one-year follow-up study among 580 police officers is to investigate whether identity-related resources are positively related to adaptive behavior during times of organizational change. Combining the social identity perspective with resources theories, we hypothesized that leader-member exchange (LMX) and personal resources (meaning-making and organization-based self-esteem) are positively related. In addition, we hypothesized that these resources captured before change implementation, show a positive relationship with adaptivity captured during change. Structural equation modeling analyses showed that LMX and personal resources were positively related. Further, all T1 resources were positively related to T2 adaptivity. The study emphasizes the importance of managing identity-related resources during turbulent times, in order to foster behavioral adaptation to change.