Resistance to Change and Job Satisfaction Among the Staff of the Public Health Research Institution (IPIS) in Guayaquil – Ecuador

Escobar-Segovia, Kenny; Álvarez-Mero, Marcia; Arroyo-Mite, María; Guzman-Cadena, Daniela

The Resistance to change is a natural process that every worker goes through when they face situations that totally change their habits and routines and job satisfaction is the emotional response of each worker to job conditions, whether they are positive or negative in which it develops. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between resistance to change and job satisfaction among the staff of Public Health Research Institution (IPIS). A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational, quantitative study was conducted. It was observed that although resistance to change and job satisfaction are not directly related, the levels of non-rejection of change are around 95%, as are those of job satisfaction. Given these results, there is a need to carry out tests on workers of companies or public institutions in order to guarantee the general well-being and improve any shortcomings within their organizational structure.