Adhocracy drives evolutionary change in higher education curriculum

Richardson, J, Corbitt, B and Ling, L 2009, 'Adhocracy drives evolutionary change in higher education curriculum', International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 99-112.


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Title Adhocracy drives evolutionary change in higher education curriculum
Author(s) Richardson, J
Corbitt, B
Ling, L
Year 2009
Journal name International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management
Volume number 9
Issue number 6
Start page 99
End page 112
Total pages 13
Publisher Common Ground
Abstract This paper discusses characteristics of the university quality and program review processes' in a large metropolitan university that supported incremental environmentally aligned curriculum change in an Information Communication Technology (ICT) postgraduate degree. A snapshot of professional domain demands for university graduates and processes supportive role, within the timeframe of an episode of change, will be described. Examination of Lewin (1948), Garvin (2000), Kotter (1995) and Jick's (1991) change management model steps, Morgan's (1998) open systems characteristics and Beshears's (1995) participatory management styles provided a benchmarking framework for identification of characteristics within the processes that supported curriculum change. Success of the processes was attributed in part to strategic management of the review process which enabled the structuring of operational review activities to exhibit an Adhocracy management style.
Subject Information Systems Management
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ISSN 1447-9524
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