Change Appraisals and Job Crafting as Foundation to Inculcate Support for Change: A Dual Manifestation

Theoretical framework--The study proposes that challenge-threat appraisals provide an impetus for change recipients to enact approach-avoidance job crafting behaviors during times of organizational change, a relationship that is moderated by hope. Practical & social implications of research--This paper shows that organizations seeking successful implementation to change should focus primarily on fostering employees' behavioral support for change. In particular, they should engage employees in approach job crafting behavior and promote their perception towards change as challenging that can aid in enactment of such behaviors.