Strategic change management

The textbook is developed on the basis of competence-based and interdisciplinary approaches, contains theoretical foundations for the formation, change, development and improvement of organization management systems in a dynamic environment, as well as methodological aspects of the development and practical implementation of strategic changes. The publication examines the features of strategic changes, the technology of change management, reflects the models and principles of organizational changes, defines the prerequisites for the development of scenarios for the development of the organization, factors, conditions and mechanisms for the implementation of the change management strategy in the organization. The publication fully complies with the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for students studying in the areas of training 38.03.02 "Management", 38.03.03 "Personnel Management", 38.03.04 "State and municipal management". It will also be useful for students of MBA programs, advanced training courses and professional training of managerial personnel, senior students of economic specialties of universities, graduate students, teachers, practitioners and anyone interested in the problems of effective development of organizations based on the approach of organizational change.

The Digital Undertow: How the Corollary Effects of Digital Transformation Affect Industry Standards

Digital transformation research shows how waves of digitalization produce strategic changes within and across firms, enabling new forms of value creation. We argue that different but no less important processes of digital transformation are generated by the undertow produced by these waves. Digital undertow, a corollary effect of waves of digitalization, profoundly influences how firms operate by transforming the industry standards that coordinate and regulate their core business activities. This is producing what we refer to as digital displacement, a process that is significantly challenging the capacity of standards to effectively manage industry operations in the digital age.

SYRIA'S POSITION ON IRAQ'S INVASION OF KUWAIT IN 1990

At the beginning of the nineties of the last century, one of the most prominent Arab problems appeared ‎in the Middle East, which was represented by Iraq‏’‏s invasion of Kuwait, which was the most prominent ‎event at all levels, regional and international, given the great political and strategic changes that the ‎invasion provoked in the region and the difference in attitudes and consensus at other times, ‎including‏ ‏It was necessary for us to study and analyze the position of one of the most important Arab ‎countries in the region, which is the Syrian position on the issue of Iraq‏’‏s invasion of Kuwait and its ‎repercussions, and the Syrian government‏’‏s attempt to settle that conflict by adopting various effective ‎ways to contain the crisis and prevent the dispersal of the Arab nation with its focus on finding a ‎peaceful solution to avoid the countries of the region from possible future dangers‏. ‏It cannot be ‎controlled later, which is what prompted it to go along with all the Arab and international resolutions ‎that condemned that invasion. That is why it sought to announce its position on the issue of the ‎invasion clearly and transparently, and on several occasions, it did not deviate from its national and ‎Arab principles until the date of the liberation of Kuwait and the resolution of the crisis and its end‎‎. Keywords: Iraq, Syria, Invasion, Security Council, Saudi Arabia, Arab League, Kuwait

Academics’ Perceptions on the Factors Affecting Strategic Changes: The Case of an Australian University

Over three decades, a number of external and internal factors that are linked to the political and economic environment have influenced Australian universities to adopt strategies and management styles similar to any other business organisation. The shifts in the strategic focus of the universities have been reflected through their policies and governance at different levels of the organisations. However, there is a need for understanding from different levels’ staff perceptions on whether they equally perceive the changes as legitimate. Based on a social constructionist approach, utilising the intellectual merits of Institutional Theory, this paper draws on the in-depth interview of three levels of staff of an Australian university to understand their perceptions on the impact of major influential factor(s) responsible for strategic changes in their operating environment. The study finds that academics at different levels carry a mix of attitudes towards identifying the major influential factors, not by its merit but rather the way the top managements have implemented the changes within the organisation. The study also finds that the strategy implementation that is based on the new business model and adopted by the University has not been positively accepted by the operational level academics as it conflicts with their traditional values. The perception gaps at different levels identified in the study would help management in future strategy development and the implementation process with a stronger focus on the behavioural aspects of change.

Impact of sustainable development concept on changing business benchmarks

The purpose of this article is to identify strategic changes in Russian companies belonging to different industries, and to determine patterns in the transformation of domestic business benchmarks in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The results showed that all companies underwent strategic changes related to strengthening social and environmental dimensions. From product and market diversification, companies have moved on to consolidating their own posi-tions, innovations, technological improvement to reduce the negative impact on the environment. As a result, by 2019 they have significantly increased the level of annual income. The results can be useful to enterprises when choosing the optimal strategy and tactics for development.

Gender in the maritime space: how can the experiences of women seafarers working in the UK shipping industry be improved?

Seafaring, as a traditionally male-dominated industry, continues to have very few female seafarers, with approximately 2% globally being women. This paper draws on the findings of a study that considered both the experiences of women seafarers working in the UK shipping industry and the views of key industry stakeholder representatives, and asks what must be done to improve those experiences? Responses across the industry suggest that all women seafarers will experience some form of harassment during their careers, which has significant implications for their occupational health, safety and wellbeing. These experiences reflect failures of leadership in developing and promoting a safe and inclusive onboard culture. This paper calls for fundamental change within the industry, including improvements in training and leadership to reflect modern seafaring and diversity on board. It also calls for relevant policy and strategic changes to be based on the views of seafarers and their representatives. It concludes that improving the experiences of women on board will improve the occupational health, safety and wellbeing of all seafarers, regardless of gender or any other characteristic or classification.

‘Northern, not Nordic noir’: A Norwegian case study on crime series and strategies for transnational television

This article discusses transnational television and what strategies public service broadcaster NRK Drama has pursued to make the Norwegian crime series Monster: Brutally Far North travel. Monster was the first Norwegian-language television series bought by a major American cable network, Starz. Using the concept of production values, we argue that NRK has made a series that is able to ride the Nordic noir wave of success while also offering a new northern Norwegian version of the western. These two factors made Monster a good fit for the American market. The series is a result of strategic changes within NRK Drama and a commitment to the private and regional film business. Furthermore, NRK views drama productions as key for reaching audiences and has increased their budgets significantly. The analysis encompasses the industry context, media articles, the ‘North’ as location, the series itself and interviews with important stakeholders.

Tools of Conducting Strategy of Institutional Transformations in Industrial Complex in Conditions of Digital Economy

The article deals with tools of introducing strategy of transformation at industrial enterprises and complexes in conditions of digitalization. It puts forward the author’s definition of the organizational-economic mechanism of conducting strategy of institutional transformations in industrial complex as a goal-oriented system of means, technologies, processes, resources and methodological tools that give an opportunity to carry out planned strategic changes and realize well-balanced managerial, functional, digital, innovation-technological, structural and other transformation of the enterprise to step-up its long-term competitiveness. The author substantiated the goal of development, principles of building, parameters of scientific-methodological and resource support, as well as other aspects of the mechanism of conducting strategy of transformations. Mechanism of algorithm self-diagnosing was designed, which helps control and analyze effectiveness of reforms, speed of transformation in comparison with average-market values, changes in the level of innovation activity and digitalization of the industrial complex, structure of personnel involvement in the process of strategic changes and dynamics of entropy in the enterprise economic system during the transition period. The article puts forward the system of industrial complex personnel involvement in the process of transformations and resistance smoothing, which can mobilize and use personnel of the enterprise to carry out reforms. The requirements to devising organizational-economic mechanism of conducting strategy of transformations were fixed, the most important of which is reliability, adaptability, integrity, efficiency and technologic character. Findings of the research can be used as scientific-methodological and managerial tools to carry out system transformation of industrial enterprises in conditions of digital economic.