The Readiness for Change Institute

On Thursday, October 29th at 1:45, Dr. M. Carey Dukes along with Dr. Steven Dionne and Dr. Karen Loch, will be presenting their work on organizational change and industry disruption.

The proposal is titled, "Disruption on Wheels: Role of Affect and Previous Outcomes on Carrier Readiness for Autonomous Vehicles”. They will go into detail about autonomous driving technology and how it is projected to have a disruptive impact on logistics. For example, autonomous vehicles are projected to impact the trucking industry by over $85 billion in the United States. We argue that the ability to capture the projected benefits of autonomous trucks is dependent on the carrier’s cognitive inclination to accept and commit to new technology – readiness for change. To test our hypotheses, our study utilizes a survey methodology, drawn from 178 managers working in commercial trucking. Our results illustrate that readiness for change, comprised of commitment and perceived efficacy, positively impacts efforts to prepare for autonomous implementation. The data also reveals significant antecedents, specifically the impact of affective attitudes and previous change outcomes on perceived readiness.

"Change readiness is the ability to continuously initiate and respond to change in ways that create advantage, minimize risk, and sustain performance."

-Amber Pandya, 2017

The Readiness for Change Institute specializes in change readiness and helping individuals within an organization identify their readiness for a specific change. This helps change implementations improve their success and decrease the risk going into the change!

Change Management - Readiness for Change Institute Change management can be challenging. Assess your individual or organizational readiness for change.

Readiness
-A state of being fully prepared for something
-Willingness to do something

At the readiness for Change Institute we equip individuals and organizations with a better understanding of their readiness for a specific change. A lack of readiness can undermine a successful change and we are driven to bring successful changes to our clients.

Change Management - Readiness for Change Institute Change management can be challenging. Assess your individual or organizational readiness for change.