Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol. 10, No. 1
Abstract
In this article we examine the influence of the leadership style on the resistance to change
phenomenon, as well as how the degree of resistance to change differs in private organizations versus
public ones. After analyzing the literature and conducting a survey in Romanian organizations we
have concluded that the leadership style adopted by a top manager has an important impact on
employees resistance to change. The research was designed to inform practitioners, researchers,
managers and other interested persons about the influence of the leadership style on the resistance to
change phenomenon, as well as how the phenomenon is manifested in different types of
organizations. The main contribution of this paper is that in order to benefit of a lower degree of
resistance to change from employees, the participative leadership style is recommended to be applied.
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