title: Cross-industry dimensionality of the commitment to change scale in China.
abstract: Commitment to organizational change can explain a range of employees' attitudes and behaviors during organizational change, and its measurement is central to explaining such organizational linkages. The purpose of this study is to re-examine the dimensionality of Herscovitch and Meyer's Commitment to Change Scale across two different industrial samples in a non-Western cultural context (China). The two samples were 198 civil servants (60.0% men; M age = 29.3 yr., M organizational tenure = 62.7 mo.) and 442 high-tech company employees (58.2% men; M age = 30.5 yr., M organizational tenure = 66.5 mo.) who had respectively undergone major changes in compensation and performance appraisal systems in their organizations at the time of the research. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that a four-factor model with 14 items fit the data best in both samples. The generality of the scale's structure as well as its implications for change-management practices are discussed.
authors: Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
authors: Jingqiu
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010559:Personnel Management; D011594:Psychometrics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires