TY - JOUR
T1 - Using groups to change the department head role
T2 - An organization development case
AU - LeBlanc, S.
AU - London, C.
AU - Huisman, J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article provides a detailed description and analysis of how one Canadian institution used groups of department heads as change agents to address their most acute department head role tensions. It is demonstrated that this institution's change initiative aligned very closely to the recommendations proposed, in both the literature pertaining to organizational development in a higher education context, and the broader organization development literature regarding the use of groups as agents of change. In conclusion, it is suggested that how work is broken down and structured into various groups can facilitate the change process, that enabling and engaging the change targets as change agents may be of value, and that institutions may benefit by broadly increasing member knowledge, competencies and experience with team work, team dynamics and an understanding of how groups can successfully be used as agents of change.
AB - This article provides a detailed description and analysis of how one Canadian institution used groups of department heads as change agents to address their most acute department head role tensions. It is demonstrated that this institution's change initiative aligned very closely to the recommendations proposed, in both the literature pertaining to organizational development in a higher education context, and the broader organization development literature regarding the use of groups as agents of change. In conclusion, it is suggested that how work is broken down and structured into various groups can facilitate the change process, that enabling and engaging the change targets as change agents may be of value, and that institutions may benefit by broadly increasing member knowledge, competencies and experience with team work, team dynamics and an understanding of how groups can successfully be used as agents of change.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877001041&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2013.771210
U2 - 10.1080/13583883.2013.771210
DO - 10.1080/13583883.2013.771210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877001041
SN - 1358-3883
VL - 19
SP - 127
EP - 143
JO - Tertiary Education and Management
JF - Tertiary Education and Management
IS - 2
ER -