Against the background of the acceleration of change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Change Management in Information Organizations presents topics in change management for information organizations that are of practical help for rapidly adapting to, and managing, changing circumstances. As organizations re-examine practices, services and resources, and innovate for competitive advantage, the book offers theoretical and evidence-based material: including empirical research and insights from academic library directors. It introduces fundamental concepts of change management enabling professionals to conceptualize, plan, set up, carry out and evaluate change. Across twelve chapters, this book provides a solution for those managing change in information organizations, bringing them up to speed on models, approaches and methods of change management. The book enables information professionals, academic librarians, archivists, museum specialists, library managers and administrators, university administrators, and graduate students in library and information science to successfully negotiate the new realities.
1. Chapter one : Introduction to change management - p. Page xvii 2. Chapter two : Change management models and approaches - p. Page 21 3. Chapter three : Conceptualizing the change - p. Page 90 4. Chapter four : Planning the change - p. Page 101 5. Chapter five : Setting the goals and objectives for change - p. Page 112 6. Chapter six : Approaches to resolving conflict - p. Page 120 7. Chapter seven : Communicating change with people in an organization - p. Page 139 8. Chapter eight : Approaches to conducting meetings - p. Page 156 9. Chapter nine : Making change decisions - p. Page 171 10. Chapter ten : Evaluating the change - p. Page 184 11. Chapter eleven : Managing change in information technology - p. Page 201 12. Chapter twelve : The future of change management - p. Page 209 13. Glossary - p. Page 216 14. Index - p. Page 216
Against the background of the acceleration of change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Change Management in Information Organizations presents topics in change management for information organizations that are of practical help for rapidly adapting to, and managing, changing circumstances. As organizations re-examine practices, services and resources, and innovate for competitive advantage, the book offers theoretical and evidence-based material: including empirical research and insights from academic library directors. It introduces fundamental concepts of change management enabling professionals to conceptualize, plan, set up, carry out and evaluate change. Across twelve chapters, this book provides a solution for those managing change in information organizations, bringing them up to speed on models, approaches and methods of change management. The book enables information professionals, academic librarians, archivists, museum specialists, library managers and administrators, university administrators, and graduate students in library and information science to successfully negotiate the new realities.
1. Chapter one : Introduction to change management - p. Page xvii 2. Chapter two : Change management models and approaches - p. Page 21 3. Chapter three : Conceptualizing the change - p. Page 90 4. Chapter four : Planning the change - p. Page 101 5. Chapter five : Setting the goals and objectives for change - p. Page 112 6. Chapter six : Approaches to resolving conflict - p. Page 120 7. Chapter seven : Communicating change with people in an organization - p. Page 139 8. Chapter eight : Approaches to conducting meetings - p. Page 156 9. Chapter nine : Making change decisions - p. Page 171 10. Chapter ten : Evaluating the change - p. Page 184 11. Chapter eleven : Managing change in information technology - p. Page 201 12. Chapter twelve : The future of change management - p. Page 209 13. Glossary - p. Page 216 14. Index - p. Page 216
