The impact of an externally imposed organizational restructuring on role per ceptions, satisfaction, and relationships among organizational members was investi gated. Representative samples, randomly selected, from a large Midwestern organization completed the annual employee opinion survey at two points in time, the first survey was conducted approximately one year before the restructuring process was officially mandated, and the second survey was conducted three months after the mandated restructuring effective date was determined. Results indicated that organization level moderated the impact of organizational restructuring on satisfaction with supervision and security. The effect for satisfaction with security was found only for those individuals who had experienced a job change within the 12 months prior to the second survey.
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