{
  "title": "Change readiness: what research really measures",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/preparation-au-changement-ce-que-mesure-vraiment-la-recherche-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-19",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Buy-in depends on specific beliefs: need, capability, support, personal benefit.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Change Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "Key beliefs",
      "point": "Alannah Rafferty, Nerina Jimmieson and Achilles Armenakis (2013, Journal of Management) synthesise work: readiness rests on perceived need, collective capability, leadership support and personal benefit.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Forms of commitment",
      "point": "Lynne Herscovitch and John Meyer (2002, Journal of Applied Psychology) separate affective, continuance and normative commitment to change; affective commitment is associated with active support.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "Measures are mostly self-reported; readiness shifts during change."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit of common practice",
      "point": "Communicating only strategic need, ignoring capability and perceived benefit.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Bern",
      "point": "Before launch, ask four short questions (need, capability, support, benefit) and target communication at the lowest score."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Armenakis",
      "year": "2013",
      "source": "Journal of Management"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Meyer",
      "year": "2002",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 131,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-08-19-en.jpg?v=4",
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  "relatedPages": {
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  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}