Employee change orientation (echo) framework: A meta-review and taxonomy

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dc.citation.volumeFirstView
dc.contributor.authorBrazzale P
dc.contributor.authorCooper-Thomas H
dc.contributor.authorSmollan RK
dc.contributor.authorHaar J
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-22T20:24:31Z
dc.date.available2025-10-22T20:24:31Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-01
dc.description.abstractGiven the ubiquity of organizational change, it is fitting that considerable research has focused on employees’ responses to change, much of it collated in review articles. With the aim of integrating this diverse review literature and providing an employee-centric theorization, we provide a meta-review, a systematic review of reviews. We present the meta-construct of employee change orientation (EChO), which aggregates employee responses, attitudes, behaviors, and the associated psychological mechanisms related to organizational change. Our meta-review includes 50 scholarly reviews published between 2001 and June 2025, drawing on 1,606 primary studies. Through a synthesis of these reviews, we present the EChO framework and taxonomy. We identify areas for improvement, particularly for research design, and generate key insights for change practitioners working with employees experiencing change. Our meta-review contributes by clarifying well-researched areas, extending theorizing, and highlighting the need for further research to understand how employee responses to change influence outcomes.
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dc.identifier.citationBrazzale P, Cooper-Thomas H, Smollan RK, Haar J. (2025). Employee change orientation (echo) framework: A meta-review and taxonomy. Journal of Management and Organization. FirstView.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jmo.2025.10051
dc.identifier.eissn1839-3527
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1833-3672
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73720
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCambridge University Press in association with Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-management-and-organization/article/employee-change-orientation-echo-framework-a-metareview-and-taxonomy/F8D9C46FC629B3C9E7DC659CA5190783
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Management and Organization
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dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectorganizational change
dc.subjectchange responses
dc.subjectmeta-review
dc.subjectemployee change orientation
dc.subjectEmployee responses to change
dc.subjectEmployee attitudes
dc.subjectOrganizational behavior
dc.subjectsystematic review
dc.titleEmployee change orientation (echo) framework: A meta-review and taxonomy
dc.typeJournal article
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