Factors affecting Change Management efficiency in Higher Educational Institutions of UK

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT



I am very grateful to God who has given me the grace to start this course and end it successfully. I would like to thank my family, who worked really hard and stood by me all the way. God bless my family who gave me full support and encouraged me. I would like to thank my supervisor, for her patience and support. Finally to my friends and all who have made the completion of this project a success, thank you and God bless you.

DECLARATION

I declare that the work in this dissertation was carried out by me. The project is my own original work and has not been submitted elsewhere in fulfilment of the requirements of this or any other award.

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ABSTRACT

The major purpose of this dissertation was to examine the factors affecting Change Management Efficiency in Higher Educational Institutions of UK. There was also a need to assess the various aspects related to the Change Management Efficiency in Higher Educational Institutions of UK. It was important to see the relationship among various variables which were discussed in the study. There were several participants who were selected as a sample size for the study. A survey with the help of questionnaire questions were conducted with the help of open ended questions provided to the respondents. The responses were generated with the help of questionnaire questions where each one of them answered all the questions in detail. All the respondents were the participants studying in different institutes in UK who shared their views related to the Change Management Efficiency. In the end, they provided a lot of important evidence which was very important in interpreting the overall results of the study. Therefore, these were the major issues related to research study that was discussed in detail.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

DECLARATIONiii

ABSTRACTiv

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

1.1 Foundation of the Study1

1.2 Background of the topic2

1.3 Purpose Statement4

1.4 Significance of the Study5

1.5 Ethical Concerns5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW7

2.1 Overview of the Change Management7

2.2 Need for a Change8

2.3 Culture as Values and Beliefs12

2.4 Related Notions14

2.5 Course Management System16

2.6 Implementation of Learning Management System17

2.7 Summary of the topic24

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY25

3.1 Overview of the Research Methodology25

3.2 Research Method and Design Appropriateness25

3.3 Validity and Reliability26

3.4 Data collection and Processing28

3.5 Data Analysis28

3.6 Methodological Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations29

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS31

4.1 Overview of the Analysis31

4.2 Responses Generated From the Questionnaires31

4.3 Overall Findings of the Study37

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION38

5.1 Summary of the topic38

5.2 Limitations of the Study39

5.3 Recommendations for the study39

REFERENCES40

APPENDIX43

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Foundation of the Study

Managing change today is rendered as one of the biggest challenge for the managers irrespective of the industry or country. As the world has evolved to befall into a global village, the managers are bound for making change in an ongoing process yet keeping the system procedures and staff motivated to meet the set goals and objectives. If staff resists the change, the response might be to better inform them about the urgency ...