The Relationship between Employee Psychological Capital and Change-Supportive Behavior—Mediating Effect of Cognitive of Change

Lingjuan Wang^*

School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2015.34015                

Abstract

For the transition period of Chinese enterprises, change has become an important part of corporate life, and employees’ support for change is the key to successful business change. Psychological capital, as a core positive psychological element of employee, plays an important role in organizational change. Drawing upon the existing literature and using a sample of employees, this study investigated the relationship of employee psychological capital, cognitive of change, and change-supportive behavior. Results revealed that employee psychological capital was positively related to change-supportive behavior, with this relationship mediated by cognitive of change.

Keywords

Organizational Change, Employee Psychological Capital, Cognitive of Change, Change-Supportive Behavior

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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