The dyadic tie quality effect on employees’ behavioral patterns: a panacea or a misconception towards successful organizational change?

dc.contributor.author Dimitrios Hatjidis
dc.contributor.author Szamosi, L. T.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-05T12:26:24Z
dc.date.available 2024-03-05T12:26:24Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.abstract Purpose This paper aims to examine the idea that an individual’s attitudes and beliefs toward change depend on the quality of the dyadic relationships formed through his/her ego network. Specifically, the focus of the research question is to test if an individual with high quality dyadic ties to others who have a favorable outlook on change will also have a favorable outlook on change. Design/methodology/approach The research sample consisted of 100 full-time hotel employees working in six city hotels located in Thessaloniki, Greece. To test the research question, three approaches were used including: a descriptive social network analysis (SNA), multiple regression and homophily testing based on Moran and Geary autocorrelations. Findings Even though the SNA provided some valuable findings on the way structures and tie quality connected the participants, the results from the regression analysis and homophily testing indicated a lack of a positive relationship linking dyadic ties and behavioral intention toward change suggesting that dyadic ties do not influence behavioral intentions in a way that can be considered favorable to change. Practical implications Managers need to be aware that employees’ network relationship quality at the dyadic level is insufficient to create a supportive environment toward change. Therefore, dyadic ties significant contribution through SNA is the identification of power centers, influential people, interdepartmental links and interdependencies necessary to disseminate the change message and build sustainable momentum. Originality/value The limited number of prior empirical studies have thus far approached relationship quality as a concept composed of either emotional, psychological or technical features. This study differs by adopting the dimensions of tangibles, empathy, responsiveness, reliability and assurance existing in the TERRA model and by determining whether the dyadic tie quality positively impacts individual behavior toward change through the employment of a tripartite examination to strengthen the validation of similarities or differences in the results.
dc.identifier.citation Citation Hatjidis, D. and Szamosi, L.T. (2023), "The dyadic tie quality effect on employees’ behavioral patterns: a panacea or a misconception towards successful organizational change?", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 2507-2535. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-12-2021-3069
dc.identifier.issn 1934-8835
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-12-2021-3069
dc.identifier.uri https://ccdspace.eu/handle/123456789/137
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 31 ; No. 6, pp. 2507-2535.
dc.title The dyadic tie quality effect on employees’ behavioral patterns: a panacea or a misconception towards successful organizational change?
dc.type Article
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