ABSTRACT

Development mainly implies change, but you need to consider the term from the perspective of both its denotations and its connotations. In its denotative sense it means change towards something, but in its connotative sense it implies change for the better, that progress is being made. But I think I would define development as transition management, basically getting from where you are now to where you need to be. And that’s a cycle that will need to be repeated over and over again as time goes on . . . I think institutions can also become good at institutional signalling. They can do this through contractual requirements, performance review, putting appropriate policies in place, applying resource constraints. These are all levers for change that can be used but all the levers must be pointing in the same direction, and this leads us back to the need for clear strategic direction and management.