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The complexities of change, leadership and technology in Australian university libraries

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In this paper, the authors discuss the challenges of managing change in university libraries during recent decades and how to manage change in libraries during ICT advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) has been a disruptive force for libraries.
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Managing change in university libraries has been a critical issue for libraries during recent decades. Revolutionary advancement in information and communication technologies (ICT) has been a disruptive force for all libraries. Technology has significantl

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기독교 사역과 Leadership

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TL;DR: Coaching & Communicating for Performance Coaching and communicating for Performance is a highly interactive program that will give supervisors and managers the opportunity to build skills that will enable them to share expectations and set objectives for employees, provide constructive feedback, more effectively engage in learning conversations, and coaching opportunities as mentioned in this paper.

Annual Report 2011 -個人別教育研究報告-

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the following documents: Eni in 2011 (in English) Interim Consolidated Report as of June 30 pursuant to rule 154-ter paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 Corporate Governance Report and Remuneration Report (in Italian and English)
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Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

TL;DR: The first port of call for many job applications is the human resources department of an organisation or a recruitment consultancy as discussed by the authors. But recruitment and bargaining are just two of many roles that human resource management and industrial relations professionals are involved in.

Armstrong\'s handbook of human resource management practice / Michael Armstrong

TL;DR: Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is the bestselling, definitive text for all HRM students and professionals as mentioned in this paper, providing a complete resource for understanding and implementing HR in relation to the needs of the business as a whole, it contains in-depth coverage of all the key areas essential to the HR function such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance and reward.
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Designing and evaluating library leadership programs: improving performance and effectiveness

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of current research literature of leadership development programs in Business and in Library and Information Science, including program foundations, characteristics unique to librarianship and program evaluation, to determine if there are key indicators for successful programs.
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Continuing professional development and workplace learning 5: human resource development: a strategic imperative

TL;DR: The importance of a strategic approach to human resource development (HRD) in an environment of rapid change is discussed in this article, where HRD is defined and the characteristics of strategic HRD are identified.
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Elements of Successful Change: The Service Tasmania Experience to Public Sector Reform

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated what led to the success of this public service reform and in particular what change management practices were applied during the change effort and found that several management interventions were necessary to address resistance and conflict issues and keep the government reform project on track.
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Managing Change in University Libraries in the 21st Century: An Australian Perspective

TL;DR: In this article, a clear understanding of how university libraries can meet this challenge is yet to emerge, due to its complexity, and due to the fact that librarians are often ill-suited to manage change.

Faculty perceptions of librarian-led information literacy instruction in postsecondary education

TL;DR: This article explored the perceptions and attitudes of instructional faculty at postsecondary institutions across Canada toward academic librarians and information literacy instruction, using data collected using a web-based questionnaire, and found that faculty perceptions of and attitudes toward academic libraries and library instruction tend to be critical to the success of IL programs.