Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual model to assistEducational leaders manage change. Research for the study concentrated in the realm of theory development and model building rather than hypothesis testing. The goal of the study was to answer the following research questions: (1) Is there a need for assistance in managing change effectively? (2) Will major components that inhibit change be revealed by a review of the literature? (3) Are the most salient features of the components identified? (4) Can the major components be interrelated in a way that will assist in managing change effectively? The following conclusions were drawn from the study: (1)Educational leaders are confronted with dissatisfaction that has resulted in part as a result of the inability ofEducational leaders to manage change effectively. (2) The major inhibitors of managing change effectively were identified as leadership, motivation, power and politics, staff development, and organizational structure. (3) Leadership was identified as the critical component and is essential to the effective management of change. (4) Leadership, effectively applied to the components of motivation, power and politics, staff development, and organizational structure, enhances the opportunity for the successful management of change in a formal organization. (5) Strategies that do not consider the needs of the members of the organization as well as the goals of the organization will not be successful in managing change. (6) A contingency theory approach was identified as the mechanism for enhancing the opportunity for leaders to effectively manage change in an organization. (7) To avoid entropy in an organization, a continuous system of communication and feedback is essential between the members of an organization, the surrounding environment, and the leaders that are implementing change strategies. (8) The identified components do not work in isolation in the change management process, but must be interrelated ifEducational leaders are to effectively manage change.
Recommended Citation
Cochren, John Richard, "A Conceptual Model To AssistEducational Leaders Manage Change" (1992). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 739.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/739