scholarly journals Change management practices for adopting new technologies in the design and construction industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 325-341
Author(s):  
Omar Maali ◽  
Brian Lines ◽  
Jake Smithwick ◽  
Kristen Hurtado ◽  
Kenneth Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specific Change ◽  
Successful Change ◽  
Aec Industry

The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has often been accused of being slow to adopt change. Yet the breadth of available technology solutions in the modern AEC industry continues to grow. Companies therefore must be adept at organizational change management; otherwise, the full benefits of technology solutions may never be realized when a company fails to achieve successful change adoption. The objective of this study was to identify the relationships between specific change management practices and organizational adoption of new technology solutions. An industry-wide approach was taken, wherein an online survey methodology was used to collect 167 cases of organization-wide change from AEC firms across the United States and Canada. The method of analysis included a correlation analysis between change management practices and change adoption. Reliability testing and principal components analysis were used to extract a single construct measure of change adoption. Rank-based nonparametric testing investigated if there are statistically significant differences between different groups of participants and technologies. Results include a rank-order of specific change management practices most associated with successful technology adoption. Change-agent effectiveness, measured benchmarks, realistic timeframe, and communicated benefits are the four change management practices that had the strongest association strength with successful change adoption. The discussion addresses how these leading change management practices compare with previous literature. Also, it was found that organization type and job position were correlated with the levels of change-adoption success compared to other listed factors. This study contributes an industry-wide view of change management practices within the context of technology-based change adoption and may assist practitioners to better manage technology adoptions in their organizations.

Would You Share This Video? Factors Influencing Willingness to Share Online Health Misinformation. (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Keselman ◽  
Catherine Arnott Smith ◽  
Gondy Leroy ◽  
David R. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Science Literacy ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Information Competencies

BACKGROUND The rapidly evolving digital environment of the social media era increases the reach of both quality health information and misinformation. Platforms such as YouTube enable easy sharing of attractive, if not always evidence-based, videos with large personal networks as well as the general public. While much research has focused on characterizing health misinformation online, it has not sufficiently focused on describing and measuring individuals’ information competencies that build resilience. OBJECTIVE This study 1) assesses individuals’ willingness to share a non-evidence-based YouTube video about strengthening the immune system, 2) describes types of evidence that individuals view as supportive of the claim by the video, and 3) relates information-sharing behavior to several information competencies: information literacy, science literacy, knowledge of the immune system, interpersonal trust, and trust in health authority. METHODS The study employs an online survey methodology with 150 individuals across the United States. Participants were asked to watch a YouTube excerpt from a morning TV show featuring a wellness pharmacy representative promoting an immunity-boosting dietary supplement produced by his company; answer questions about the video and say whether they would share it with a cousin who was frequently sick; and complete instruments pertaining to the information competencies outlined in the objectives. RESULTS Most participants (105 out of 150) said that they would share the video with their cousin. Their confidence in the supplement would be further boosted by a friend’s recommendations, positive reviews on a crowdsourcing website, and statements of uncited effectiveness studies on the producer’s website. While all information literacy competencies analyzed in this study had a statistically significant relationship with the outcome, each was also highly correlated with each other. Information literacy and interpersonal trust independently predicted the largest amount of variance in the intent to share the video (17% and 16%). Interpersonal trust was negatively related to the willingness to share the video. Science literacy explained 7% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS People are vulnerable to online misinformation and are likely to propagate it online. Information literacy and science literacy are associated with lesser vulnerability to misinformation and lesser propensity to spread it. Of the two, information literacy holds the greater promise as an intervention target. Understanding the role of different kinds of trust on information sharing merits further research.

scholarly journals The Oxford Handbook of Productivity Analysis

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Productivity Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in the two decades preceding 2014 two member countries, Italy and Spain, experienced productivity decline, while just four member countries, Korea, Ireland, Finland, and the United States, managed to achieve rates of productivity growth in excess of one percent per annum. Rates of productivity growth slowed following the global financial crisis in nearly all member countries. These diverse national productivity performances are aggregates of the productivity performances of individual producers, which are influenced by organizational factors such as the quality of management practices and the adoption of new technologies, and also by institutional features such as the stringency of product and labor market and environmental regulations. At the level of the individual producer, productivity has an important impact on financial performance and survival, while at the aggregate level, productivity is a critical determinant of national well-being. The essays collected in the Handbook provide significant contributions to our understanding of the causes and consequences of productivity growth. Part I contains the editors’ introduction. The chapters in Part II address a variety of measurement issues, from both analytical and practical perspectives. The chapters in Part III address a wide range of productivity issues at the level of the individual producer or industry. The chapters in Part IV address a range of aggregate productivity issues, both domestic and international.

Change Management Practices and Performance of the National Police Service in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Anne Muchemi ◽  
Elias Njoroge Wakonyo
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Successful Change ◽  
National Police ◽  
Positive Effect

In order for implementation of change to be executed successfully in any organization, the human capital should, as a matter of necessity, accept and support the change. Change management practices support behavioral and organizational adjustments thus ensuring that change is accommodated and sustained in the organization. The National Police Service (NPS) faces a myriad of challenges today, pushing the Government to embark on a comprehensive transformational programme within the service with the aim of enhancing performance. With these security sector reforms in progress, successful implementation of change is necessary in order for the objectives of the change to be attained.  Crime rate, public safety and efficient utilization of available police resources remain a major concern in the country, pointing out to the fact that the intended level of police performance is yet to be realized. This study purposed to investigate how the practices used to manage change can impact the delivery of services of the National Police Service in the County of Uasin Gishu. It used the descriptive and explanatory research design. Targeted population was 1,055 junior National Police officers in Uasin Gishu County. The sample comprised of 158 respondents. Structured questionnaires were employed as the main tool of data collection.  Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected. The findings indicate that employee involvement has a significant positive effect on performance of the National Police Service in Uasin Gishu, effective communication has a significant positive effect on performance of the National Police Service in Uasin Gishu and senior management support has a significant positive effect on performance of the National Police Service in Uasin Gishu County. The findings support the chaos theory theoretical foundation that a small change in organizational practices has the ability to result to huge changes in future outcomes. The recommendations are that the National Police service should involve employees in all stages of the reform process in order for successful change management implementation to be realized and improve performance. To ensure successful change implementation in the National Police Service, employees should be given enough time to share their ideas about change and there should also be effective communication on the objectives of the change. The management of the National Police Service should commit to the change process by leading the process and striving to help employees understand how the changes will affect them personally in order to minimize their anxiety and reduce resistance.

Telehealth acceptability and opioid prescribing patterns of providers of painful chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of sickle cell providers

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
Martha O. Kenney, MD ◽  
Benjamin Becerra, DrPH; MBA, MPH, MS ◽  
Sean Alexander Beatty, BA ◽  
Wally R. Smith, MD
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prescribing Patterns ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Opioid Prescribing ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a rapid transition to telehealth services. It is unclear how subspecialists managing painful chronic diseases—such as sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited hemoglobinopathy with significant disparities in access and outcomes—have viewed the transition to telehealth or altered their pain management practices. This study elicits the views of sickle cell providers regarding their transition to telehealth and their opioid prescribing patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design: An anonymous online survey was sent to eligible sickle cell providers.Setting: Comprehensive sickle cell centers and/or clinics across the United States. Participants: Physicians and advanced practice providers providing care to SCD patients.Main outcome measures: Respondents answered questions regarding their (1) views of telehealth compared to in-person encounters and (2) opioid prescribing practices during the early months of the pandemic.Results: Of the 130 eligible participants, 53 respondents from 35 different sickle cell centers completed at least 90 percent of the survey. Respondents reported a significant increase in telehealth encounters for routine and acute appointments (mean difference and standard deviation: 57.6 ± 31.9 percent, p 0.001 and 24.4 ± 34.1 percent, p 0.001, respectively) since COVID-19. The overwhelming majority of respondents reported no changes in their opioid prescribing patterns since COVID-19, despite increased telehealth use. Only a minority coprescribed naloxone as a risk mitigation strategy.Conclusion: The rapid uptake of telehealth has not suppressed ambulatory providers’ prescribing of opioids for SCD. Studies assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and telehealth on opioid prescribing practices in other painful chronic diseases are needed to ensure health equity for vulnerable pain patients.

Practical Guidance in Achieving Successful Change Management in Information System Environments

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-66
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Zanzig ◽  
Guillermo A. Francia III ◽  
Xavier P. Francia
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
System Environment ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
Managing System ◽  
Successful Change

Situations such as improvements in business transaction processing and various security issues keep today's information systems in a constant state of change. Serious disruption of company operations can occur when changes are improperly planned and/or carried out. In addition to technological issues, an equally important consideration is in regard to how information system changes will affect organizational personnel. The Institute of Internal Auditors has identified seven steps that can be used to effectively implement change in an information system environment. This along with a discussion of significant issues in managing system patches provides an appropriate background to consider a model for evaluating the maturity of an organization's change management process in an information system environment. The highly respected COBIT guidance from the ISACA is included throughout much of the discussion to provide support for many of the suggested change management practices.

scholarly journals Examining change management theories through case studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 2098-2112
Author(s):  
Dr. Prabir Kumar Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Sankar Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Time Period ◽  
New Finding ◽  
One Step ◽  
Successful Change

The objective of the present paper is to examine the already established change management success factors and respective theories, in the light of personal experience in five organizations as a change agent. And examine whether these theories are sufficient to explain the success and failure of change management in Indian organisations. We took the constructivists approach while studying the change management phenomenon. Hence, we relied on a qualitative method.  As there is no single truth, the reality needs to be interpreted and the truth discovered based on the collective experiences of the researchers. Therefore, the theoretical perspective of our research is interpretivism. We have used narrative inquiry based on memory as we have first-hand knowledge over a period in each of the five cases and in some cases; we both have experience in a different time period. This approach is appropriate in this case of knowledge of change management, which is unquantifiable and where it is not easy to transfer the experience. Our findings mostly support the existing theories and steps in change management. Out of the ten steps one step is ““Form partnership with stakeholders for guiding coalition” is not supported. Existence of good management practices are a perquisite for a successful change. Institutionalize change is an important step. As there is a gap between observation and articulation of this paper there are chances of missing important observations that could have considered for drawing more insightful conclusion. The study is based on individual’s observation therefore it may have cognitive biases. The case study narratives will give an insight to a practitioner how different organisations management change management process. The findings presented will also be helpful to a practitioner. The strongest new finding is the need to have the good management practices in place before going ahead with change.

scholarly journals Survey of cow-calf producer perspectives on management strategies and industry challenges. Part 1: handling practices, and health and industry challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-203
Author(s):  
Miriam S Martin ◽  
Scott A Grau ◽  
Burt W Rutherford ◽  
Temple Grandin ◽  
Lily N Edwards-Callaway
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Cow Calf

Abstract The objectives of this study were to benchmark cow-calf producer perspectives on management strategies and challenges, and to determine if demographic differences and Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification status influenced the frequency of certain management strategies. A total of 1,414 responses from cow-calf producers in 44 states were collected through an online survey conducted in partnership with BEEF, a producer-focused magazine. Survey recipients were asked 30 questions to gather demographic information, respondents’ current handling and health management practices, and how they prioritized industry challenges. The frequency of management methods and decisions such as preconditioning and identification methods were impacted by respondent age, operation size, location, and BQA certification (Ps ≤ 0.009). BQA-certified respondents more frequently used electronic ear tags and freeze branding (Ps = 0.009). Overall, 74.5% of respondents were preconditioning their calves. Respondents who were BQA certified more frequently preconditioned their calves (449; 81.5%) compared with those who were not BQA certified (582; 70.4%) (P < 0.001). BQA training seems to be having a positive impact on production practices. Respondents identified cow-calf health as the biggest beef industry challenge and identified land availability or price as the biggest challenge to producers’ own operation. Respondents identified bovine respiratory disease, flies, pinkeye, and reproductive health as the most important animal health issues on producers’ operations. Health challenge responses varied significantly by producer age, beef cow inventory, and region of the United States (Ps < 0.001). Calf or neonate health was most commonly identified as the biggest challenge for respondents under the age of 30 years. Producers between the ages of 55 and 70 years most commonly responded that the Veterinary Feed Directive or regulations were more of a challenge than other age groups. Respondents clearly identified managing herd health as a challenge throughout the survey. Respondents with similar herd health challenges were identified based on demographic categorization, such as age of respondent and region.

scholarly journals Liderazgo y e-liderazgo en las historias de vida de líderes educativos a través del mundo

EDMETIC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Mireia Tintore Tintoré ◽  
Isabel Cantón Mayo ◽  
Marta Quiroga ◽  
Isabel Parés
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías

El liderazgo en los centros educativos ha de tener cada vez más en cuenta el papel de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, como medio para mejorar las organizaciones. En consecuencia, el objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las historias de vida de 5 líderes educativos en 5 contextos diferentes: España, Guatemala, Chile, Kazajistán y Estados Unidos; y describir cómo las nuevas tecnologías se engarzan con sus prácticas de liderazgo. La metodología es cualitativa usando como instrumento entrevistas semiestructuradas recogidas entre 2012 y 2018 en los distintos entornos. Se ofrecen ejemplos de líderes, sus prácticas de liderazgo y, particularmente, el papel de los medios tecnológicos en su gestión del cambio. Los resultados revelan prácticas directivas similares y ajustadas a lo descrito previamente por la literatura académica, y muestran asimismo cómo liderazgo y tecnología se afectan mutuamente.Leadership in educational centers must increasingly consider the role of advanced information technologies to improve organizations. Consequently, the objective of this research is to analyze the life histories of 5 educational leaders in 5 different contexts: Spain, Guatemala, Chile, Kazakhstan and the United States; and describe how new technologies are linked with their leadership practices. The methodology is qualitative using as instrument semi-structured interviews collected between 2012 and 2018 in different environments. Examples of leaders, their leadership practices and, mainly, the role of technological media in their change management are offered. The results reveal similar management practices and adjusted to what was previously described by the academic literature, and also show how leadership and technology affect each other.

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