THE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP OF LEADERS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN GUANGXI
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The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current situation of information technology leadership of leaders in colleges and universities in Guangxi, 2) to provide strategies for improving the information technology leadership of leaders in colleges and universities in Guangxi, and 3) to evaluate the adaptability and feasibility of strategies for improving the information technology leadership of leaders in colleges and universities in Guangxi. The sample group of this research was 331 mid-level leaders. The interviewees were 13 mid-level or above leaders. The research instruments included: 1) questionnaire, 2) semi-structured interview and 3) evaluation form. The statistics to analysis the data were frequency, percentage, average value, standard deviation and content analysis.
The results showed that 1) the current situation of information technology leadership of leaders in colleges and universities in Guangxi was at high level, 2) the strategies for improving the information technology leadership of leaders could be divided into five aspects, which contained 62 measures. There were 11 measures for promoting vision, planning and management, 12 measures for enhancing member development and training, 14 measures for strengthening information technology and infrastructure support, 11 measures for improving evaluation and research and 14 measures for improving interpersonal and communication skills, 3) the results about evaluation of adaptability and feasibility of the strategies for improving information technology leadership of leaders were at high level.
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