.... Ian D. Gordon can be contacted at: igordon@brocku.ca 16 04 2020 19 06 2020 26 07 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Library management Middle management Circulation librarians Organizational change...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Organizational change Library services Blended learning Scalability Scaling services For many years Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville (UofL) maintained a traditional department structure (reference...

... mergers will be successful when they result from thoughtful assessment and analysis. Research limitations/implications Other case studies with assessment driven renovation projects, service desk mergers, and organizational changes would be useful to add to these findings. Practical implications...

... Change management Organizational change Libraries Information systems Emergent strategy Sweden A woman, standing on a slope, facing the sun and a spectacular mountain scenery. She is extending her arms; the backpack seems to be a light burden on her shoulders. Caption: FREEDOM. Imagine what...

... management University libraries Finland Organizational change Higher education Acquisitions and mergers Recently the higher education legislation and structures were reorganized in Finland. A new University Act was passed in the summer of 2009 (see Ministry of Education, 2009). The new act...

...@latrobe.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Libraries Organizational change Quality management Change management Universities Australia This conference is interested in the challenges and future possibilities faced by academic libraries and librarians. Re‐Imagining Libraries...

... the library's interests and their own self‐interest. Originality/value The value of this paper is in showcasing tools and strategies for transforming an academic library's organizational culture and structure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Academic libraries Organizational change...

...Claire V. Brisson‐Banks Purpose The purpose of this article is to analyze the commonalities of various change and transition models developed over time to assist with and support managing organizational change. Design/methodology/approach The article provides an examination of change...

... organizations are changing the models of scientific research and scholarly communication (see Atkins et al., 2003 , p. 13; American Council of Learned Societies, 2006). Library management Research libraries Digital libraries Organizational change United States of America They use...

... 2008 Organizational change Library management Leadership It is often quipped that change in institutions of higher learning moves at a glacial pace. In Australia, this has been less obvious since the late 1980s when the so‐called Dawkinisation of universities (Dawkins, 1987 , 1988...

... of the Nancy Pearl action figure doll with the “amazing push button shushing action”. It requires, at times and in proper quantity, bold thinking and bold action. Human resource management Organizational change Employees Selection Performance management Human resource development The proposition...

...@latrobe.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Change management Organizational change Organizational structures Academic libraries Australia For the ID & RHD to be implemented successfully, some physical reorganisation was necessary. Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Academic libraries Change management Organizational change Social environment Throughout history, libraries have been central to universities and, thence, the preservation and development of knowledge. For Aristotle and Plato, the professor sat in the chair...

... attention to the list of change management principles is demonstrated. Organizational change Library management Change management A recent trip to India caused me momentarily to think that the title of my paper should perhaps be “Success through Continuity” instead of the current emphasis...

... Group Publishing Limited 2007 Change management University libraries Organizational change Information services Australia During the early 1970s, there was a significant push to reform tertiary education in Australia. The Whitlam Labor government assumed full funding responsibility...

... the marketing strategies”. For information in the educational institutions context, see Kotler and Fox (1985) . Although dated, this publication provides insightful approaches for educational organizations. Change management Organizational change Communication Strategic management...

... 2006 Organizational change Change management Faced with the choice between changing and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. This wry observation – attributed to diplomat, economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith – will ring true for all...

... organisational change takes time. So too does communication about change. Ian Smith can be contacted at: i.smith@latrobe.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Organizational change Communication Open any management textbook and there will almost certainly be a chapter or section...

... resistance and appropriate and effective responses is emphasised. Originality/value This paper provides useful information for those wishing to implement organisational change. Organizational change Change management Employee behaviour Change is a constant – for organisations and for those who...

... organisation by making the survey results public! © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Organizational change Change management Change, the process of moving to a new and different state of things is a constant for organisations. Managing organisational change is, in very large part, about...