The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Engagement on Readiness to Change

Bekti Wulandari, Eka Danta Jaya Ginting, Hasnida Hasnida

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The aim of this research is to find out the effect of perceived organizational support and employee engagement on readiness to change. The study was conducted on 126 employees of a bank in Indonesia chosen by simple random sampling. The data collected by using a likert scale model of five answer choices. The results showed that perceived organizational support and employee engagement together had a positive effect of 55.4% on readiness to change.

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- readiness to change, perceived organizational support, employee engagement

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v23.2.2311

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