Restructuring a Large IT Organization: Theory, Model, Process, and Initial Results.

Luker, Mark; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ508537

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Restructuring a Large IT Organization: Theory, Model, Process, and Initial Results.

Luker, Mark; And Others

CAUSE/EFFECT, v18 n2 p24-29,34 Sum 1995

Recently the University of Wisconsin-Madison merged three existing but disparate technology-related units into a single division reporting to a chief information officer. The new division faced many challenges, beginning with the need to restructure the old units into a cohesive new organization. The restructuring process, based on structural cybernetics theory, is described. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Cybernetics, Higher Education, Information Services, Information Technology, Models, Organizational Change, Program Descriptions, Program Development, State Universities, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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