15.4 Hapa’s Web Poster

To me, it makes all sense that employees do not accept changes without questioning them. Human beings are used to question things since early age. To illustrate it, think about a child, whose parents say he or she can not play outside the house without supervision. Most likely, this child will want to know why he or she can not play outside by himself or herself. If a vague “because yes” will not convince the child. The same happens in the companies. Managers make changes but need to do a better job showing the employees why those changes make sense and will be beneficial.

“The level of employees’ involvement in the process also creates buy-in, essential for sustainable change” (Sobo & Sadler, 2002). Clearly when employees are somehow involved in those changes and understand why they are necessary, they will engage in the process expecting that the outcome of it will be positive for all parts involved.

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