Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 101-104).

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1983. / Also available in print.

M.Com. (Business Management) / "In the three short decades between now and the twenty first century, millions of ordinary, psychologically normal people will face an abrupt collision with the future. Citizens of the world's richest and most technically advanced nations, many of them, will find it increasingly painful to keep up with incessant demand for change that characterises our time." (Toftler, 1983:18.) More than ajlecade and a half has passed since Alvin Toffler wrote his best seller, Future Shock. The year 2000 is less than 10 years away. Future shock is something each of us lives with every day. Things change around us constantly - from there the saying: "the only constant in life is change". As individuals, our lives become more and more complicated. As managers, we face increasing pressure and uncertainty (Manning, 1987:1). One of the most important skills a manager can have in his of her repertoire these days is the skill to manage change (Burke et a/.,1991:87). Managers must manage today's business effectively while creating a new and radically different kind of business for tomorrow. It's a daunting task, but it's one that cannot be postponed - the future simply won't wait (Manning, 1987:1). Within the South African context great challenges face management. South Africa is faced with addressing major political, economic and social imbalances. Traditionally, the business community has often been reluctant to play an upfront role in the political realm. The business of business is business, was a commonly heard adage. In 1988, the formation of the Consultative Business Movement was a small sign that business was starting to take seriously it's role in a changing society (Eloff, 1992:12).

British higher education faces a conflict between increasing societal and governmental demands, commercialisation and decreasing institutional resources.  Innovation through strategic change in business education often occurs in the form of intra-institutional mergers into business schools against the backdrop of enhanced administrative efficiency and escalating accountability.  This dissertation explores the challenges confronting universities with a view to further informing organisational theorists, practitioners and policy makers about this dramatic change.  It is primarily concerned with investigating what academic staff in two business schools perceived to be effective or ineffective strategies and actions deriving from a management endorsed multi-level merger initiative.  It was undertaken to shed light on a perspective rarely pursued: the direct views of higher education employees on what constituted their fundamental concerns surrounding the change and how they proceeded to resolve them.  These data were analysed in a rigorous systematic way in the development of new substantive theory.  This doctoral dissertation claims significance in four main areas, namely: contextual sensitivity, research methodology, theory development and the management of academic identity.  Data from the research generated concepts that were used to develop the emergent theory of identity deconstructing. This study represents the first iteration of the substantive theory of identity deconstructing in British business schools and as such, produces a new source of empirically grounded concepts.  Findings also shed light on the management of academic identities and the implications for policy makers and practitioners in the area of higher education administrative change.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / The objective of this thesis is to suggest a daily routine debriefing process for the maintenance sections of the Israeli Air Force fighter squadrons. It is argued that the debriefing process may serve as vehicle for higher level of personal and organizational effectiveness. Ongoing debriefing process in one squadron, has been assessed, opinion data have been collected, and relevant literature has been reviewed. The questions addressed in this study, are: (1) what is the role of debriefing process in the maintenance sections: (2) what is the debriefing structure, forums, frequency, and discussion subjects; (3) what are the attitudes of targeted sectors toward the suggested procedure, and (4) what are the organizational changes and concerns to be considered when implementing this change. Results have indicated strong positive attitudes, cost-beneficial appearance, and practicality of the proposed debriefing process. Guidelines for implementation are provided. / http://archive.org/details/debriefingproces00lapi / Lieutenant Colonel, Israeli Air Force

M.Inf. / As an instrument of society, information services have always been influenced by changes in the host environment. This being the case, information services are compelled to change, posing the challenge to managers who have to see to it that the challenges are properly dealt with. The strategies and techniques for managing change in academic information services have been explored thus providing guidance for managers in this regard. This was done by using an extensive literature survey. The empirical survey investigated the extent to which change is being managed in academic information services in South Africa, which was done by using pre-structured questionnaires. The study also provides recommendations on how information services can successfully manage change in order to survive in a competitive environment. Lastly, the areas for future investigation on this subject have been outlined.

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the Degree of Masters of Commerce / Investments in information technology have in many cases failed to deliver the anticipated benefits. It is now accepted that real value can only be leveraged by linking IT implementation to organisational change and process redesign. The management of this change is inextricably linked to the overall success of the implementation. The focus of the research was on identifying what the key elements of successful change management were. Research into generic change management was used as a basis for determining these critical success factors. The applicability of these factors in the case of an enterprise wide package software implementation was then tested through a case study method. The research showed that the factors developed were applicable in managing technology driven change. In addition to the factors developed, additional factors were identified as being relevant in the case of packaged software implementations. / Andrew Chakane 2018

Ho Ching-sze. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-52). / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

In 2006, Governor Edward Rendell announced a three-year, $200 million Classrooms for the Future program to provide technology and technology support to schools across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, beginning in the 2006-2007 school year. The purpose of this research study is to examine the change process of the diffusion of technology within five schools through the implementation of the Classrooms for the Future initiative. This study will specifically examine the diffusion of the Classrooms for the Future initiative into schools and the perceptions of teachers, principals, superintendents, and Classrooms for the Future coaches with regards to the initiative and the impact the program is having on instruction. The research will focus on schools that have successfully or creatively implemented the CFF initiative, analyzing how and why the diffusion process was successful. Using a qualitative method, this study analyzed three sources of data: interviews with teachers, principals, superintendents/ technology directors, and Classrooms for the Future coaches; analysis of school district-specific archival documents relating to the implementation of the Classrooms for the Future initiative; and Classrooms for the Future archival survey data specific to the five selected schools and data provided through the Pennsylvania Technology Inventory Report from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State University. Various levels and stages of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations theory were applied to the data, providing a filter and a framework to evaluate organizational change over time. The results of this study suggested that the innovation-decision process, perceived attributes of the innovation, change agents, and communication channels were extremely significant in determining the rate of adoption of instructional technology and the sustainability of the innovation (Rogers, 2003). The role of authority figures in determining the vision of implementation was determined to be extremely significant in affecting teacher adoption of the Classrooms for the Future initiative. Additionally, the role of the Classrooms for the Future coach was imperative not only to increase adoption, but also for sustainability of the change. / Dr. Cathy Kaufman Dr. George Bieger Dr. David Piper