Predicting the Readiness for Organizational Change Based on Staff Perceptions about Organizational Structure Type with the Mediating Role of Organizational Integrity

The aim of this research was to predict the readiness for organizational change based on staff perceptions of organizational structure type with the mediating role of organizational integrity in a state bank. This study, in terms of its goal is applicable and in terms of methods is descriptive and correlation. Required data gathered using questionnaires and survey method. Statistical population consisted of the whole staff of all branches of this bank in Shiraz. Using Cluster sampling method 201 people were selected among them. The research tools included four scales; Organizational Structure Types questionnaire, organizational integrity scale, and researcher-made questionnaire of organizational readiness for change, after estimating the reliability and validity, questionnaires were distributed and gathered. For the analysis of research data Lisrel 8.54 and structural equation modeling test were applied. Results indicated that hindering organizational structure was a negative and significant predictor of organizational integrity and it also was a negative and significant predictor for organizational readiness for change. Moreover, Results suggest that enabling organizational structure is a positive and significant predictor for organizational readiness for change with the obvious mediating role of organizational solidarity.