THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE ON FORMALIZATION PERCEPTION: AN APPLICATION OF IT SECTOR

Year 2013, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 113 - 119, 01.06.2013

Cemalettin Öcal Fidanboy , Hale Alan H. Okan Yeloğlu

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of organizational change on formalization perception of employees. The research questions are: “What is the effect of organizational change on employees’ perceptions of formalization?” and “How the degree of formalization differs before and after privatization period?”. A conceptual model is developed and research hypotheses are tested. The findings based on the data obtained reveal that statistically, with 5 % confidence interval, there is a significant and positive relation between organizational change and formalization degree with regard to structure

Keywords

Organizational Structure, Organizational Change, Formalization Perception, IT Sector

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