Change leadership in the 21st century

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the field of change leadership at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Design/methodology/approach

The meta-framework presented in this study is a review of the field of change leadership over a 16-year period. The authors reviewed hundreds of peer-reviewed refereed journal articles and books.

Findings

The authors identify the key themes in the study of change leadership through the lens of content and process frames of reference.

Originality/value

The authors identify how these new perspectives of change leadership change the way we think about/approach the field of change leadership.

Citation

Dumas, C. and Beinecke, R.H. (2018), "Change leadership in the 21st century", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 867-876. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-02-2017-0042