Intrapersonal Processes of Organizational Change
How do individuals manage change in their work lives?
This stream explores the psychological factors that shape how people experience and sustain change at work. I am particularly interested in why individuals adopt or resist change over time, and how technology can support or complicate that process.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kanitz, R., Reinwald, M., Gonzalez, K., Burmeister, A., Song, Y., & Hoegl, M. (2024). Supportive, resistant, or both? A person-centric view on employee attitudes toward diversity initiatives. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(10), 1635–1658. DOI: 10.1037/apl0001190
Kanitz, R., Reinwald, M., Gonzalez, K., Burmeister, A., Song, Y., & Hoegl, M. (2024). 4 Ways Employees Respond to DEI Initiatives. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/07/research-4-ways-employees-respond-to-dei-initiatives
Hagl, C., Kanitz, R., Gonzalez, K. & Hoegl, M. (2024). Change management interventions: Taking stock and moving forward. Human Resource Management Review, 34(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.101000
Gonzalez, K., Portocarrero, F.F., & Ekema, M.L. (2023). Disposition activation during organizational change: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 76(3), 829-883. DOI: 10.1111/peps.12513
Gonzalez, K., & Winkler., C. (2019). The entrepreneurial breaking point: Undergoing moments of crisis. Management Decision, 57(11), 2853-2868. DOI: 10.1108/MD-10-2017-1057
Book Chapters and Invited Essays
Gonzalez, K., Kanitz, R., & Briker, R. (2024). “AI can’t steal my soul”: In the age of AI, the human touch is paramount for the craft of managing change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 60(4), 589-602. DOI: 10.1177/00218863241279916
Gonzalez, K., & Kanitz, R. (2023). Employee responses to technological change: A retrospective review. In The Psychology of Organizational Change. Eds. S. Oreg, A. Michel, and R. By. Vol. 2. DOI:10.1017/9781009086721.009
Kanitz, R., Gonzalez, K., Briker, R., & Straatmann, T. (2023). Augmenting organizational change and strategy activities: Leveraging generative artificial intelligence. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59(3), 345–363. DOI: 10.1177/00218863231168974
Kanitz, R., & Gonzalez, K. (2021). Are we stuck in the predigital age? Embracing technology-mediated change management in organizational change research. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 57(4), 447-458. DOI: 10.1177/00218863211042896
How do individuals manage change in their work lives?
This stream explores the psychological factors that shape how people experience and sustain change at work. I am particularly interested in why individuals adopt or resist change over time, and how technology can support or complicate that process.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kanitz, R., Reinwald, M., Gonzalez, K., Burmeister, A., Song, Y., & Hoegl, M. (2024). Supportive, resistant, or both? A person-centric view on employee attitudes toward diversity initiatives. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(10), 1635–1658. DOI: 10.1037/apl0001190
Kanitz, R., Reinwald, M., Gonzalez, K., Burmeister, A., Song, Y., & Hoegl, M. (2024). 4 Ways Employees Respond to DEI Initiatives. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/07/research-4-ways-employees-respond-to-dei-initiatives
Hagl, C., Kanitz, R., Gonzalez, K. & Hoegl, M. (2024). Change management interventions: Taking stock and moving forward. Human Resource Management Review, 34(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.101000
Gonzalez, K., Portocarrero, F.F., & Ekema, M.L. (2023). Disposition activation during organizational change: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 76(3), 829-883. DOI: 10.1111/peps.12513
Gonzalez, K., & Winkler., C. (2019). The entrepreneurial breaking point: Undergoing moments of crisis. Management Decision, 57(11), 2853-2868. DOI: 10.1108/MD-10-2017-1057
Book Chapters and Invited Essays
Gonzalez, K., Kanitz, R., & Briker, R. (2024). “AI can’t steal my soul”: In the age of AI, the human touch is paramount for the craft of managing change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 60(4), 589-602. DOI: 10.1177/00218863241279916
- Invited essay for Special Forum: What AI Knows: Shaping Work and Pushing Ideas on Changing Organizations, DOI: 10.1177/0021886324128521
Gonzalez, K., & Kanitz, R. (2023). Employee responses to technological change: A retrospective review. In The Psychology of Organizational Change. Eds. S. Oreg, A. Michel, and R. By. Vol. 2. DOI:10.1017/9781009086721.009
Kanitz, R., Gonzalez, K., Briker, R., & Straatmann, T. (2023). Augmenting organizational change and strategy activities: Leveraging generative artificial intelligence. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59(3), 345–363. DOI: 10.1177/00218863231168974
- Invited essay for Special Forum: The Race Alongside the Machine in Developing Organizations, DOI: 10.1177/00218863221085044
Kanitz, R., & Gonzalez, K. (2021). Are we stuck in the predigital age? Embracing technology-mediated change management in organizational change research. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 57(4), 447-458. DOI: 10.1177/00218863211042896
- Invited essay for Special Forum: The Future of Research on Organizational Change, DOI: 10.1177/00218863211049534