The purpose of this study is to examine the role of change readiness in mediating the effects of ambidextrous organization and authentic followership on innovative performance. The re-sult of this study indicate that authentic followership, ambidextrous organization and change readiness directly influenced on innovative performance. The mediating role of change readi-ness did not significantly influence on relationship between authentic followership and innovative performance. Meanwhile, the mediating role of change readiness significantly influenced on the relationship between ambidextrous organization and innovative performance. The study emphasizes on the strength of the organization ambidexterity and authentic follow-ership for successes of the innovative performance mediated by change readiness.