Employee Readiness to Face the Transition Period in Indonesian School

Authors

  • I Made Chandra Mandira Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Bali, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-2357
  • Ni Asti Sekarwangi Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Bali, Indonesia
  • Ni Linda Kusnita Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Bali, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6226-6574
  • Eko Hariadi Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
  • Gracia Jobel Mambrasar Gloucestershire University, Cheltenham, England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0224e.42090

Keywords:

acquisition; Indonesia; readiness; school; transition

Abstract

Introduction: Changes in leadership are common, so employees need to prepare themselves to face them.

Objective: To assess and understand the level of employee preparedness to face the transition period, considering their knowledge, skills, attitudes towards change, and ability to cope with the changes that come with the acquisition

Methods: This research was carried out at school in Indonesia and qualitative research using a purposive sampling method in selecting informants. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews and documentation and using Nvivo14 to analyze interview data.

Results: The results of analysis show that the keywords optimistic, confident, able to adapt and passion are the keywords that appear most often. It is known that external factors, namely the involvement and commitment of leaders in guiding and developing HR competencies, as well as internal factors, namely age and individual motivation, influence readiness. that individual. It was concluded that these external factors gave rise to employees' positive reactions to change, thus influencing their readiness, while these internal factors created resistance in the employees' self-development.

Conclusion: Their behavior influences their performance results during the transition period. Therefore, further research is needed to evaluate the specific preparedness level of employees and identify any gaps or areas for improvement to better support them during the acquisition transition

Keywords: Acquisition; Indonesia; Readiness; School; Transition

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Published

2026-09-07

How to Cite

Chandra Mandira, I. M., Asti Sekarwangi, N., Linda Kusnita, N., Hariadi, E., & Jobel Mambrasar, G. (2026). Employee Readiness to Face the Transition Period in Indonesian School. Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health, 2(24e), e42090. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0224e.42090

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Education and Social Development Sciences