| Title |
Facilitating organizational change for embedding sustainability into academia: a case study |
| ID_Doc |
77782 |
| Authors |
Exter, N; Grayson, D; Maher, R |
| Title |
Facilitating organizational change for embedding sustainability into academia: a case study |
| Year |
2013 |
| Published |
Journal Of Management Development, 32, 3 |
| DOI |
10.1108/02621711311318328 |
| Abstract |
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to capture, codify and communicate an implicit changemanagement process to embed corporate responsibility and sustainability at the Cranfield School of Management. Design/methodology/approach - To explain the (on-going) change-management process, the authors retrospectively applied change-management literature to the implicit process in which they have, themselves, been intimately involved. Findings - The implicit change-management process had unconsciously mobilized a variety of tactics identified in the change-management literature; a more explicit articulation of the "as-is" and " desired" states, and a more explicit, systematic and regular communication of the journey and goal, might have enabled faster progress. However, the nature of a highly autonomous and decentralized organization, such as an academic institution, means that sustainable change management may be slower than in commercial institutions. Research limitations/implications - The authors have been closely engaged in the changemanagement process they describe and, inevitably, have unconscious biases and partial perspectives. Nevertheless, as a frank and self-critical account of a five-year-plus process, it can assist other academic institutions. Practical implications - As more business schools seek to embed corporate responsibility and sustainability, the case study identifies a series of potential change-management tactics. Originality/value - The paper applies a change-management model to examine how one school of management is tackling how to embed corporate responsibility and sustainability into its research, teaching, advisory services and its own operations. |
| Author Keywords |
Business schools; Corporate responsibility; Organizational change; Change management; Sustainability; Embedding corporate responsibility and sustainability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000213380000009 |
| WoS Category |
Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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