This study aimed for the examination of the change decision-making approaches utilised by academic library directors and the identification and explanation of the determinants of the utilised approaches.,The data were collected from a survey. The content analysis was utilised to analyse the qualitative data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data.,The findings resulted in the identification of the approaches used to make change decisions and three categories of determinants. Directors actually utilised multiple and dual approaches more than single approaches to make change decisions. The determinants of number of library branches, number of subordinates, total years of directorship and years of present position played a significant role in the utilised approaches to making change decisions. However, the findings demonstrate that the determinants of age, gender, library size, library type, number of different positions, total years of library service and education level were not significant determinants of the utilised approaches to making change decisions.,The limitation is that the results of this study are not applicable and generalisable to academic libraries beyond this classification using in this study.,The change decision-making approaches and the identified determinants will be useful and valuable for leaders and managers to make better decisions while managing change in the digital age.,The identification of the approaches and determinants provides information professionals with new knowledge and enables them to reflect the determinants of the utilised approaches and to make better change decisions in a given situation.

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用于做出变更决策的方法和影响决定因素

本研究旨在检验学术图书馆馆长所使用的变革决策方法，并识别和解释所用方法的决定因素。数据来自调查。内容分析用于分析定性数据。描述性和推理性统计都用于分析定量数据。研究结果导致确定了用于做出变更决策的方法和三类决定因素。董事实际上比单一方法更多地使用了多种和双重方法来做出变更决策。图书馆分馆数量、下属数量、董事总年数和现任职位年数的决定因素在所采用的变革决策方法中发挥了重要作用。然而，