구성원의 조직변화 수용성에 대한 국내 연구 동향과 향후 연구과제 = Domestic Research Trends and Future Research Tasks in Employees’ Acceptance of Organizational Change

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to review domestic research trends over the past two decades on employees’ acceptance of organizational change and to propose future research directions. To this end, 43 Korea Citation Index (KCI) journal articles were analyzed using Whittemore and Knafl’s (2005) integrative review method and the PRISMA guidelines. The analysis was conducted based on four key areas: the conceptual definitions, theoretical frameworks, empirical findings, and overall research trends related to employees’ acceptance of organizational change. The findings are as follows. First, various definitions and terminologies have been used interchangeably in the literature. This study synthesizes the existing research and presents a refined operational definition. Second, based on this operational definition, the theoretical foundations were reviewed by categorizing the factors into change agents (employees/organizations), change processes, and expected outcomes. Major theoretical frameworks used to explain the relationships with other variables include Conservation of Resources Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Job Demands–Resources Theory, and Organizational Justice Theory. Third, while previous studies primarily treated employees’ acceptance of change as a dependent variable, recent research has increasingly examined its role as a mediating or moderating variable. Fourth, in terms of methodology, all reviewed studies employed cross-sectional designs and collected data through surveys targeting only employees. The study suggests future research and notes its limitations.