MZUMBE UNIVERSITY

DAR ES SALAAM CAMPUS COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES
TEST: 29th MAY 2015

Course Code: BUS 5032

Course Name: Business Research Methods
Programme: MSc (A&F)

INSTRUCTIONS

Time: 30 hour

QUESTION

Read the title and abstract of the article by Fugate, Prussia and Kinicki
(2012) presented below. Using the following conventions (circles for
constructs, lines for relationships, arrows for direction, +/- signs to indicate
the nature of each relationship) draw the theory/model(s) described. (15
marks)

Managing employee withdrawal during organizational change: The role

of threat appraisal

This article examines antecedents and consequences of employees threat

appraisal during organizational change. Positive change orientation and
change-related fairness are examined as antecedents of threat appraisal and
multiple forms of employee withdrawal as outcomes (intentions to quit,
voluntary turnover, and absenteeism). Structural equation results show
negative relationships between threat appraisals and positive change
orientation (change self-efficacy, positive attitudes towards change, and
perceived control of changes) and change-related fairness (distributive,
procedural, and interactive). Threat appraisals are positively related to
absenteeism and intentions to quit, which predict voluntary turnover. Threat
appraisals have differential intervening effects on relationships between the
antecedents and outcomes.

Source: Fugate, M., Prussia, G. E., & Kinicki, A. J. (2012). Managing employee withdrawal
during organizational change: The role of threat appraisal. Journal of Management, 38 (3),
890-914.