What a community will bear: leadership and the change process
International Journal of Educational Management
ISSN: 0951-354X
Article publication date: 22 June 2010
Abstract
Purpose
This paper seeks to explore the dynamics between innovators and the communities they attempt to change.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper offers brief case studies/vignettes that demonstrate the theoretical construct: “what communities will always negotiate to what they can bear during the change process.”
Findings
Experiences of the practitioners featured give some credence to the theoretical construct.
Originality/value
The paper provides an original and valuable lens through which change can be considered and navigated.
Keywords
Citation
Curry, B., Lowery, L.M. and Loftus, D. (2010), "What a community will bear: leadership and the change process", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 24 No. 5, pp. 404-417. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513541011055974
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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