{
  "title": "Can Readiness for Change Be Assessed?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/evaluer-la-preparation-au-changement-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-01-13",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Before making an announcement, assess whether the ground is ready.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Change Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The research",
      "point": "Alannah Rafferty, Nerina Jimmieson and Achilles Armenakis (2013, Journal of Management) define readiness for change as a combination of beliefs — necessity, capability, benefit — and emotions, at both individual and collective levels.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limitation",
      "point": "This is a conceptual review, not a test of effectiveness.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "A group may be ready while some individuals are not, and vice versa."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Practical implication, testable in Geneva",
      "point": "Ask three short questions before the launch: why change, are we capable of it, what do we stand to gain — then focus communication on the weakest point."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Armenakis",
      "year": "2013",
      "source": "Journal of Management"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 130,
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}