The Experiences Of Academic Staff In Managing Their Readiness Towards Changes In Private Higher Education Institutions In Sarawak

Loh, Kiki Kit Kie (2020) The Experiences Of Academic Staff In Managing Their Readiness Towards Changes In Private Higher Education Institutions In Sarawak. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Change efforts have become a common practice for all kinds of organizations, both private and public sectors. Employee readiness is seen as a primary ingredient in successful implementation of change initiatives. This research intends to investigate the academic staff’s experience in managing their readiness towards change in the private higher education institutions in Sarawak. The private higher education institutions are facing rapid changes and shifting expectations as well as students and industrial demands which causes changes to be occurred. A qualitative method was adopted, and the research is conducted using phenomenological approach. The research method in this study is in-depth interview. A total of 10 academic staffs from private higher education institutions were interviewed and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The main theme of this study regarding the academic staff’s experience in managing their readiness towards change is individually and factor driven. There were two changes encountered by the academic staff which were teaching style and technological change. Besides, all the informants understand what “readiness towards change” meant and it is important to indicate level of readiness. There are two themes emerged for factors that influence academic staff readiness level which are training as the main factor and time as the least factor. Two themes that have been highlighted on how to improve readiness level are learning opportunities for employees and motivation and support by employers. This study is important because employees and employers can gain insight into what factors are affecting change readiness and what can be done to improve it.

Item Type: Final Year Project Report
Additional Information: Project Report (BSc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2020.
Uncontrolled Keywords: readiness towards change, academic staff, organizational change, employee readiness, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, undergraduate, , research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development
Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development
Depositing User: Gani
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2020 07:44
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2023 06:51
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32261

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