The Development of an Integrated Measure of Readiness for Change Instrument and Its Application on Asc/Pk

Organizations are continually forced to implement changes due to a myriad of external and internal influences. Despite the fact that organizations are predominantly in a perpetual state of change, recent research has shown that nearly 75% that have initiated large-scale change efforts have not realized the significant organizational improvements that were intended. As a preemptive measure, organizational managers are being encouraged to gauge their organization's readiness prior to implementing change initiatives. Unfortunately, over 40 unique instruments currently exist that purport to measure some aspect of readiness. Because of limited perspective, no one instrument has emerged as the standard and they are often used inappropriately without regard to the psychometric properties involved. The purpose of this study was to analyze the existing instruments available to measure readiness and integrate those that have empirically demonstrated reliability, utility, and validity into a new synergistic instrument that can be utilized across various research disciplines.