Ford, J. D., Ford, L. W., & D& #39;Amelio, A. (2008). Resistance to change: The rest of the story. Academy of management Review, 33(2), 362-377.
Prevailing views of resistance to change tell a one-sided story that favors change agents by proposing that resistance is an irrational and dysfunctional reaction located “over there” in change recipients. We tell the rest of the story by proposing that change agents contribute to the occurrence of resistance through their own actions and inactions and that resistance can be a resource for change. We conclude ...
