Bovey, Wayne H.; Hede, Andrew - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 16 (2001) 7, pp. 534-548
defence mechanisms in individual resistance. Surveys were conducted in nine organisations undergoing major change and … responses were obtained from 615 employees. The results indicate that five maladaptive defence mechanisms are positively … denial. The adaptive defence mechanism of humour was found to be negatively correlated with resistance intention. Identifies …