DYNAMICS OF PLANNED ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE - ASSESSING EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR A THEORETICAL-MODEL

This study employed meta-analytic procedures to evaluate the potential validity of a model of planned organizational change. Hypotheses deri ved from this model focus on the relationships among planned change in terventions and three classes of organizational variables, assessing w ork settings, individual behavior, and organizational outcomes. The ag gregated results of 52 evaluations of planned change interventions wer e largely consistent with the hypotheses, providing considerable suppo rt for the model as a whole. Recommendations are made for future resea rch on organizational change evaluation.