University as an Instance of Organizational Change

The key factors that facilitate change at a university are not dissimilar from frameworks that have been developed to help other types of organizations succeed in change. For example, there is general consensus that the start of the process is critical and that the force of urgency and understanding of need, vision, and first 

Identifying and discussing crises, potential crises, or major opportunities 

Assembling a group with enough power to lead the change effort Encouraging the group to work together as a team 

Creating a vision to help direct the change effort Developing strategies for achieving that vision 

Using every vehicle possible to communicate the new vision and strategies Teaching new behaviors by the example of the guiding cotdition 

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