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Organizational change is an intricate process that requires the keen involvement and commitment of employees to ensure its success. Employee commitment to organizational change is influenced by a variety of factors in the case of public universities including motivation, leadership, and organizational culture in the change process. The objective of this study is to investigate the conceptual framework of employee commitment to organizational change at a Malaysian public university. This study employs quantitative methods. A questionnaire was distributed to lecturers and administrative employee at a Malaysia's public university in order to gather information. In order to speed up the process of change and provide better services for it, the organization will undoubtedly benefit from this study of factors that contribute to employee commitment during the change process, which reduces the role of work fear. This study contends that employee commitment should be maximized, particularly in a system based on standard operation procedures and current circumstances, such as management in local universities. This study provides recommendations for administrators at public universities who want to facilitate successful change initiatives. The study's findings have important implications for the development of effective change management strategies in public universities.
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To Cite this Article: Adenan, N. D., Ghapar, M. A., Ngah, N. E., & Shamsudin, A. (2023). Employee Commitment towards Organizational Change in Public University. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(4), 701 – 710.
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