OPENNESS TO CHANGE, SELF-ENHANCEMENT, AND ATTITUDE TO CHANGE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the influence of openness to change and self enhancement on the leader attitude to change. The population in this study were 334 large-scale manufacturing industries in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, where a sample of 110 industries was selected and determined by the proportional stratified random sampling method. Respondents in this study amounted to 110 people consisting of CEOs of large-scale manufacturing industries in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. The instrument in measuring variables in this study was questionnaires distributed to respondents. The results showed that the openness to change and self-enhancement had a significant effect on the leader attitude to change.

Keywords

• Openness to change
• self-enchancement
• attitude to change
• large-scale industry