Effects of communication on employee’s resistance to change in Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Nyahururu, Nyandarua County, Kenya
International Journal of Development Research
Effects of communication on employee’s resistance to change in Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Nyahururu, Nyandarua County, Kenya
Received 17th June, 2021; Received in revised form 29th July, 2021; Accepted 07th August, 2021; Published online 29th September, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Jassan Thuku et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
One of the main causes for failure in change initiatives in an organization is Employees’ resistance to change. The purpose of this study was to research the effects of communication on employees’ resistance to change in Anglican Church of Kenya. The study was based on Lewin Change Management model. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The target population included 186 respondents obtained through Israel’s Formula. Stratified sampling was used to select respondents from the target population. The data was collected by use of questionnaires, entered into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and later analyzed by use of percentages. Results highlighted that there was communication effectiveness in the Anglican Church that contributed positively towards minimizing employee resistance. The overall mean of the study was 3.6 and correlation coefficient of .756 this indicates that the respondents agree that communication is a game-changer in minimizing resistance to change. The study recommended that the Anglican Churches should emphasize on communication.
