Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change
This article aims to analyse the role of library managers as change agent when implementing Library 2.0, using transformational leadership and stakeholder management approaches. To do so, a case study in a Latin American academic library was performed. The experiences acquired for a period of six ye...
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| author | Dolores Sucozhañay Lorena Siguenza-Guzman Cristian Zhimnay Dirk Cattrysse Guido Wyseure Karel De Witte Martin Euwema |
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| description | This article aims to analyse the role of library managers as change agent when implementing Library 2.0, using transformational leadership and stakeholder management approaches. To do so, a case study in a Latin American academic library was performed. The experiences acquired for a period of six years were analysed, during which three library managers were involved in managing change. Qualitative data from documents, interviews, and observations were collected, and qualitative analysis methods were used to obtain in-depth understanding of the change process. Results show that lack of transformational leadership and stakeholder management contribute to delayed implementation and limited adoption of innovations. Although library managers recognized the importance of different stakeholders to implement changes, they did not apply systematic and proactive strategies to define and manage them. All in all, library managers should be trained as change agents, with emphasis on transformational leadership and stakeholder management skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47ebebbfdefd4a529b4f3a62d2ff8aa12024-01-11T16:05:22Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2014-11-0124210.18352/lq.9583Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library ChangeDolores Sucozhañay0Lorena Siguenza-Guzman1Cristian Zhimnay2Dirk Cattrysse3Guido Wyseure4Karel De Witte5Martin Euwema6Faculty of Economics, University of Cuenca, Ecuador, and Research Group on Occupational & Organizational Psychology and Professional Learning, KU Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Computer Science, University of Cuenca, Ecuador, and Centre for Industrial Management Traffic & Infrastructure, KU Leuven, BelgiumACORDES Centre, Faculty of Economics, University of Cuenca, EcuadorCentre for Industrial Management Traffic & Infrastructure, KU Leuven, BelgiumDivision of Soil and Water Management, KU Leuven, BelgiumResearch Group on Occupational & Organizational Psychology and Professional Learning, KU Leuven, BelgiumResearch Group on Occupational & Organizational Psychology and Professional Learning, KU Leuven, BelgiumThis article aims to analyse the role of library managers as change agent when implementing Library 2.0, using transformational leadership and stakeholder management approaches. To do so, a case study in a Latin American academic library was performed. The experiences acquired for a period of six years were analysed, during which three library managers were involved in managing change. Qualitative data from documents, interviews, and observations were collected, and qualitative analysis methods were used to obtain in-depth understanding of the change process. Results show that lack of transformational leadership and stakeholder management contribute to delayed implementation and limited adoption of innovations. Although library managers recognized the importance of different stakeholders to implement changes, they did not apply systematic and proactive strategies to define and manage them. All in all, library managers should be trained as change agents, with emphasis on transformational leadership and stakeholder management skills.https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10690academic librariesLibrary 2.0transformational leadershipstakeholder management |
| spellingShingle | Dolores Sucozhañay Lorena Siguenza-Guzman Cristian Zhimnay Dirk Cattrysse Guido Wyseure Karel De Witte Martin Euwema Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries academic libraries Library 2.0 transformational leadership stakeholder management |
| title | Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change |
| title_full | Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change |
| title_fullStr | Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change |
| title_short | Transformational Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Library Change |
| title_sort | transformational leadership and stakeholder management in library change |
| topic | academic libraries Library 2.0 transformational leadership stakeholder management |
| url | https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10690 |
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