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ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS' PERCEPTIONS OF TEAMWORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN A TIME OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

dc.contributor.advisorSeay, Sandraen_US
dc.contributor.authorStrecker, Beth L.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadershipen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-03T15:37:03Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-16T19:31:57Z
dc.date.available2011-02-03T15:37:03Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-05-16T19:31:57Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of academic librarians on two topics: the delivery of services to students and faculty in a time of rapid technological changes and an organizational structure appropriate for delivering services to students in a time of rapid technological changes. Several researchers agree that to successfully provide services to users, librarians must understand that leadership is not just a matter of position or authority, it should occur at all levels of the organization (DeLong, 2009; Dewey, 2005; Hernon, 2007; Johnson, 1990; Kouzes & Posner, 1987; Lee, 1993). Further the literature also indicates that a library organizational pattern that encourages teamwork is more conducive for meeting the service needs of students and faculty in a time of rapid technological changes (Drake, 2000; Jones, 1999; Katzenbach & Smith, 1999; Poole & Denny, 2001; Riggs, 1997).    The participants in this study consisted of academic librarians working in community colleges, universities, and colleges in North Carolina. A total of 374 participants responded to the questionnaires, for a 36% response rate. The academic librarians were surveyed using two different instruments, the Leadership Practices Inventory Self (LPI-S) (Kouzes & Posner, 2003) and the Team Questionnaire.    Descriptive statistics were performed on the data from the Team Questionnaire and the LPI-S (Kouzes & Posner, 2003). Pearson Product-Moment correlations were produced to analyze the relationships between the academic librarians' perceptions of leadership behaviors, their preference for working in teams, and their preference for organizational structure. The analysis returned significant evidence to conclude that the participants in the study preferred working in teams. There was a statistically significant relationship between each of the academic librarians' perceived practice on the LPI-S (Kouzes & Posner, 2003) and the preference for working in teams. The preference for working in a flat organizational structure was not as strong as the preference for working in teams.  en_US
dc.description.degreeEd.D.en_US
dc.format.extent134 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3186en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subject.lcshAcademic librarians--North Carolina--Attitudes
dc.subject.lcshAcademic librarians--Effect of technological innovations on--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshLibraries and students--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshLibraries and teachers--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshTeam librarianship--North Carolina
dc.titleACADEMIC LIBRARIANS' PERCEPTIONS OF TEAMWORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN A TIME OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEen_US
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertationen_US

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