Perception is reality: Employee task performance during organizational change

Authors

James M. Vardaman, College of Business
Liam P. Maher, Florida State University
Christopher M. Sterling, California State University, Fresno

Abstract

This paper tests the notion that how change recipients perceive the quality of the organization’s change communication is critical for task performance. Findings demonstrate that perceptions of the quality of the organization’s change communication influence task performance directly, and is a conduit through which social and historical influence become manifest.

Publication Title

78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2018

Recommended Citation

Vardaman, J., Maher, L., & Sterling, C. (2018). Perception is reality: Employee task performance during organizational change. 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2018 https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.124