Leadership Change Management and Firm Innovativeness of Telecommunication Companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between leadership change management and firm innovativeness of telecommunication companies in Port Harcourt. Using a cross-sectional survey of 100 respondents drawn from 134 telecommunication companies, data were collected via self-administered questionnaires. Spearman Rank Order Correlation analysis at 95% confidence interval revealed that leadership change management positively and significantly influences firm innovativeness. Specifically, leadership change, technology change, and organizational structure change drive product innovation, process innovation, and market innovation. The study recommends that telecommunication companies adopt leadership styles that enhance organizational innovativeness.