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What a community will bear: leadership and the change process

Barbara Curry (University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA)
Lillian M. Lowery (Dover, Delaware, USA)
Dennis Loftus (University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA)

International Journal of Educational Management

ISSN: 0951-354X

Article publication date: 22 June 2010

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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.

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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

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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