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dc.contributor.authorSackdanouvong, Kertmee
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-27T01:52:39Z
dc.date.available2013-06-27T01:52:39Z
dc.date.issued2013en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/2224
dc.description.abstractAcademic middle managers in Lao higher education have a pivotal role in managing changes and academic curricula. They have become a significant force in the current context of Lao higher education since their expertise and knowledge are utilised to effectively manage change, yet they still have many difficulties and challenges as universities and higher education institutions in Laos have undergone significant changes. This qualitative research investigated the perspectives of senior managers and academic middle managers in relation to the academic middle manager’s role in managing change, the perspectives of successful change, and the challenges that the academic middle manager faces when managing change. Two data gathering methods were employed: a semi-structured interview with five senior managers, and an open-ended questionnaire with forty academic middle managers from five faculties of a Lao higher education institution. The findings of this study revealed three key roles of academic middle managers: taking initiatives to lead change, interpreting strategies, policies and plans into practice, and representing the faculty senior management. The research also showed that successful change management was associated with creating a clear vision, planning, leading, monitoring and evaluating the practice of change regularly, change knowledge and personal capabilities, and communication skills. The research also indicated two major challenges faced by academic middle managers: carrying out the role effectively to interpret strategies and policies into practice, and changing the culture. This research highlights the need for the Lao Ministry of Education, higher education institutions, and senior faculty managers to acknowledge the contribution of academic middle managers as agents of change and to provide them with adequate support. Also, a sound change model is needed for effectively guiding the leadership and management of change in Lao higher education institutions.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectLao PDRen_NZ
dc.subjecthigher educational institutionsen_NZ
dc.subjectuniversitiesen_NZ
dc.subjecteducational leadershipen_NZ
dc.subjecteducational changeen_NZ
dc.titleMiddle managers : managing change in a Lao higher education institutionen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Educational Leadership and Managementen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden130103 Higher Educationen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationSackdanouvong, K. (2013). Middle managers : managing change in a Lao higher education institution. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Educational Leadership and Management). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2224en
unitec.pages120en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeAuckland, New Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalHowse, Jo
unitec.institution.studyareaEducation
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112901407


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