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100			_aKhassawneh, Anis
245			_aChange resistance in central government organisations in Jordan: Causes and implications for future trends of administrative reform and development
260			_c2002
300			_ap.669-693.
362			_aOct-Dec
520			_aThe main objective of this study is to investigate the causes of employees' resistance to administrative changes in bureaucratic organizations in Jordan. it has been found that the lack of employees' participation, inadequate incentives, mistrust between employees and higher management, lack of clarity in the goals of change stand, in order, as the five highest causes of resistance to administrative change. Resistance causes pertaining only to employees' participation, incentives and mistrust of higher management reported significance relationships with two or more of respondent's background variables. Based on these findings short and long-term implications for future trends of administrative reform and development in Jordan are explicated. - Reproduced.
650			_aCentral Government - India
650			_aAdministrative reform - Jordan
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a57547
999			_c57547 _d57547