Resistance to change and organizational performance: a study of selected universities in South West, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is on how change resistance affects university performance in South West, Nigeria. The study evaluated how passive, active, attachment and uncertainty change resistance affect organizational performance in the South West. The study surveyed 382 out of 8221 people. Descriptive analysis used mean and inter-item correlations, and hypotheses were tested using the Ordinal Linear-by-Linear Association model. Empirical studies demonstrated that passive change resistance affected organizational performance in higher education institutions in South West Nigeria. Active change resistance affected university performance in South West. Attachment change resistance and uncertain change resistance affected organizational performance in the South West. The report proposed that higher education institutions in Nigeria anticipate change and organization enablers as such culture, structure and people. If institutional reform is to go smoothly without resistance, its infrastructure must be improved.