{
  "title": "Change management: why “resistance” is the wrong lens",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/conduite-du-changement-resistance-mauvaise-grille-lecture-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-10-05",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Resistance to change dominates practice. Research suggests reading it as a reaction to context, not a trait of people.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Change Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "A reaction, not a trait",
      "point": "Shaul Oreg (2003, Journal of Applied Psychology) built a measure of individual dispositional resistance to change."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Resistance as a resource",
      "point": "Jeffrey Ford, Laurie Ford and Angelo D'Amelio (2008, Academy of Management Review) propose reading resistance as a contribution: it flags real risks, project inconsistencies or legitimate losses."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits of the field",
      "point": "Much of the literature rests on case studies and retrospective accounts, exposed to outcome bias: failures are explained after the fact by resistance."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What follows for practice",
      "point": "Asking “who is resisting” leads to top-down communication campaigns."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical implication, verifiable in Geneva",
      "point": "Before launch, list with teams what the project removes, not only what it brings."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Oreg",
      "year": "2003",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "D'Amelio",
      "year": "2008",
      "source": "Academy of Management Review"
    }
  ],
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}