49 research outputs found
Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies
Change, and changing, exercise the minds of most managers most of the time. In consequence, leadership
development and change management tend to be top priorities for many human resource development
(HRD) professionals today. Despite this, much academic and practitioner literature suggests that 70%
of all change programs fail. Through analyzing 200 organizational change case studies, this chapter examines this high failure rate, investigates leadership styles and their relationship to change, and explores
the key factors that either enable or hinder successful change. The key findings of this examination were
that the majority of the 200 studied change initiatives were considered successful and that using Kotter’s
change model, which has been long established, does not necessarily mean success; nor does the use of
a democratic/participative leadership style. The most significant hindering factors and the key critical
success factors are also acknowledged
A SWOT Analysis of Indigenous Language Use in Agricultural Radio Programming in Nigeria
This chapter investigates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of indigenous
language use in agricultural radio programming in Nigeria within the theoretical frame of
diffusion of innovations as well as the theory of planned behaviour. This discourse affirms
existing assertions that using indigenous languages in agricultural radio programming can
guarantee farmers' access to information on issues of agro materials, utility applications, support
accessories, funding, technology, conservation, marketing, and pedagogy. The study concludes
that indigenous language use in agricultural radio programming engages agricultural programme
producers and farmers through their opinion leaders. It recommends that the use of indigenous
languages in agricultural radio programming in Nigeria should continue. However, the country's
agro policy should protect all farmers irrespective of cultural or ethnic divides; and specifically
cater to the needs of minority ethnic groups of farmer