Coping with Change Scale
(Self-Report)
INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the following questions regarding changes occurring in your organization in the last 2 years. Consider changes that affect your local business unit regardless of whether their source is local or company-wide. Use the following scale:
5=Strongly Agree 4=Agree 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree 2=Disagree 1=Strongly Disagree |
1. |
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When dramatic changes happen in this company, I feel I handle them with ease. |
2. |
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I have been a leader of transformation efforts within this company. |
3. |
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The rapid changes that have been occurring in this company are sometimes beyond the abilities of those within the company to manage (reverse scored). |
4. |
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Rapid change is something to adapt to, but not to embrace (reverse scored). |
5. |
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When changes happen in this company, I react by trying to manage the change rather than complain about it. |
6. |
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The changes occurring in this company cause me stress (reverse scored). |
7. |
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I see the rapid changes that are occurring in this company as opening up new career opportunities for me. |
8. |
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Deep changes ultimately better the company. |
9. |
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Environmental turbulence presents opportunities to make overdue changes in this company. |
10. |
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When changes are announced, I try to react in a problem-solving, rather than an emotional, mode. |
11. |
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I often find myself leading change efforts in this company. |
12. |
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I think I cope with change better than most of those with whom I work. |
Coping with Change Scale
(Independent Assessment)
DIRECTIONS: Please rate the individual indicated regarding the changes this person has experienced in his/her job within your organization. Please use the following rating scale:
5=Strongly Agree 4=Agree 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree 2=Disagree 1=Strongly Disagree |
1. |
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When dramatic changes happen in this company, this person handles them with ease. |
2. |
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This person has been a leader of transformation efforts within this company. |
3. |
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The rapid changes that have been occurring in this company are sometimes beyond the abilities of this person to manage. |
4. |
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This person would agree with the statement that "Rapid change is something to adapt to, but not to embrace." |
5. |
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When changes happen in this company, this person reacts by trying to manage the change rather than complaining about it. |
6. |
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The changes occurring in this company cause this person stress. |
7. |
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This person tends to sees the rapid changes that are occurring in this company as opening up new career opportunities for him/her. |
8. |
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This person believes that deep changes ultimately better the company. |
9. |
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This person believes that environmental turbulence presents opportunities to make overdue changes in this company. |
10. |
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When changes are announced, this person tries to react in a problem-solving, rather than an emotional, mode. |
11. |
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This person often finds himself/herself leading change efforts in this company. |
12. |
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This person copes with change better than most of those with whom he/she works. |
13. |
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This person's quantity of work is above average for his/her work group. |
14. |
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This person's quality of work is better than average for his/her work group. |
15. |
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This person's overall level of job performance is above average for his/her work group. |
My relationship to this person is (check one): ¨ Supervisor; ¨ Peer; ¨ Subordinate; ¨ Other