TY - JOUR
T1 - Employee alignment with strategic change
T2 - A study of strategy-supportive behavior among blue-collar employees
AU - Gagnon, Mark A.
AU - Jansen, Karen J.
AU - Michael, Judd Harrison
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Research on strategic alignment argues that employees play a key role in the implementation of a strategic venture. This study examines the relationship between employee strategic knowledge, commitment, and ultimate strategy-supportive behavior. Longitudinal results from blue-collar employees involved in the implementation of a lean manufacturing strategy indicate that knowledge of the strategy predicts commitment to it. Further, strategic commitment is positively related to employees' engagement in strategic goal supportive behavior (as rated by supervisors). A key contribution of this work is empirical support for the concept of strategic commitment and its linkages with individual knowledge and strategy-supportive behavior.
AB - Research on strategic alignment argues that employees play a key role in the implementation of a strategic venture. This study examines the relationship between employee strategic knowledge, commitment, and ultimate strategy-supportive behavior. Longitudinal results from blue-collar employees involved in the implementation of a lean manufacturing strategy indicate that knowledge of the strategy predicts commitment to it. Further, strategic commitment is positively related to employees' engagement in strategic goal supportive behavior (as rated by supervisors). A key contribution of this work is empirical support for the concept of strategic commitment and its linkages with individual knowledge and strategy-supportive behavior.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58049091731
SN - 1045-3695
VL - 20
SP - 425
EP - 443
JO - Journal of Managerial Issues
JF - Journal of Managerial Issues
IS - 4
ER -