Change Reaction Sample Items

Change Reaction contains 24 statements that describe different approaches to handling organizational change. With 3 to 4 actual changes in mind, individuals rate the statements using the following scale:

AA = Almost Always
VO = Very Often
SO = Sometimes
NVO = Not Very Often
AN = Almost Never

The following is a sampling of statements relating to each of the three typical reactions to change: Resistant, Neutral, or Supportive.

1. Try to find out how it might affect me
2. Ask, “What’s in it for me?”
3. Keep my opinions to myself.
4. Just go along with it.
5. Actively work against the changes with which I disagree.
6. Blame others for my trouble with it.