28 Factors That Causes Resistance to Change: Reference List

causes of resistance to change

I’ve researched factors or sources that cause resistance to change. The research was done by theoretically studying different literature sources and then interviewing 80 managers at all managerial levels.

The research results showed 28 different factors that cause resistance to change identified. These factors can be found in the post titled Resistance to Organizational Change.

Because too many readers ask me to give them a list of the literature resources that I’ve used as a basis to find those factors, I want to share them here.

  1. Bedeian Arthur G.: Management, Third Edition. The Dryden Press. Harcoust Brace Jovanovich College Publishers. Orland. Fl. 1993.
  2. Rue W. Leslie, Lloyd L. Byars: Management: Skills and Application, Sixth Edition. Irwin. Burr Ridge. Illinois. 1992
  3. Stoner James A. F., Freeman R. Edward, Gilbert Daniel R., JR: Management. Prentice Hall. Englewood Cliffs
  4. Buchanan David , Huczynski Andrzej: Organizational Behaviour – An Introductory Text, Third Edition. Prentice Hall, 1997.
  5. Robbins P. Stephen: Organizational Behaviour- E – Business, Night Edition. Prentice Hall, Upper saddle River. New Jersey, 2001.
  6. Robbins P. Stephen: Organization Theory – Structure, Design and Application, Third Edition. Prentice Hall. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1990.
  7. Aldag Roman J., Stearns Timothy M.: Management, Second Edition. College Devision. South-Western Publishing Co., Cincinnati Ohio. 1991.
  8. Anderson Thomas P., PhD.: 26+Reasons Why Employees Resist Change. www.andersonconsulting.com, Philadelphia, PA (http://docushare.arec.umd.edu:8080/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document4579/26Reasons.doc)
  9. Buchanan David , Huczynski Andrzej: Organizational Behaviour – An Introductory Text, Third Edition. Prentice Hall, 1997.
  10. Connor Patrick E., Lake Linda K. & Stackman Richard: Managing Organizational Change, 3rd Edition, Praeger Publishers, Westport, 2003.
  11. Edosomwan Johnson A.: Organizational Transformation and Process Reengineering. St. Lucie press. Delray Beech, Florida. 1996.
  12. Heller Robert , Hinde Tim: ESSENTIAL MANAGER`S MANUAL. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London, 1998.
  13. Ivancevich M. John, Peter Lorenzi, Steven J. Skinmer: Management: Quality and Competitiveness, Second Edition. Irwin. Chicago.
  14. Oldcorn Roger: MANAGEMNENT. Macmillian Proffessional Masters (prevod na bosanski jezik: “Svjetlost” Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Sarajevo, 1990)
  15. Pierce L. John, Randall B. Dunham: Managing. Little Brown Education, A Devision of Scott, Foresman and Company. Glenview, Illinois London, 1990.
  16. Senior Barbara & Jocelyne Fleming:Organizational Change, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education Limited, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, England, 2006.
  17. Tichy Noel M.: Managing Strategic Change (Prevod na makedonski jazik: Agencija Skaj, Skopje, 1994).
  18. Vreen Daniel A., Dan Voich, Jr: Management: Process, Structure and Behavior. John Wiley and Sons 1984.