Naidoo, Tigambery2008-07-162008-07-162004http://hdl.handle.net/10321/301Submitted for the fulfillment of the requirement for the Master's Degree: Commercial Administration, Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2004.This study aimed to identify the factors that affect change in attitudes of managers reaching positions of authority in Higher Educational Institutions. Traditionally, managers sat in their office and managed organizations. Today the market place demands something different and there is greater emphasis on leadership qualities for those in positions of authority. Today, leaders are needed who have sound principles, ethics, sound values, integrity, human and communication skills. Individuals in leadership positions who lack the skills listed, experience problems leading and managing a modern organization.enUniversities and colleges--Administration--South AfricaCollege administrators--South Africa--AttitudesAttitude changeExecutives--South Africa--AttitudesEducational leadership--South AfricaUniversities and colleges--Administration--Dissertations, AcademicThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/301