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http://dx.doi.org/10.21219/jitam.2016.23.2.001

Employee Resistance in the Context of Information Systems Implementation : An Organizational Support Perspective  

Lee, Jung Seung (School of Business, Hoseo University)
Lee, Jeonghoon (School of Business, Hoseo University, Cheonan Campus)
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Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management / v.23, no.2, 2016 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
When implementing a new information system, the success has been infrequent even though implementing a new IS can bring about various benefits to organizations. Employee resistance has been identified as a critical reason for such failure of implementing and operating a new IS. The vital role of orgazniational support with employee personality traits (e.g., tolerance for ambiguity and openness to expeirence) to reduce employee resistance has been missing when explaining to the failure of impleneting a new IS. The purpose of this study was to test a research model regarding employee resistnace, investigating the relationship bewteen organizational support and employee personality traits in that how organizational support influences employee resistance and also how employee personality traits (e.g., tolerance for ambiguity and openness to expeirence) interact with organizational support to decrease employee resistance the most. The results of this study supported our hypotheses and theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Keywords
Employee Resistance; IS Implementation; Organizational Support; Tolerance for Ambiguity; Openness to Experience; Resistance Theory;
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