A Case Study: Accreditation Process Reviewed through the Lens of Organizational Change Models and the Five Stages of Grief (original) (raw)
Kurt Lewin’s work helps us understand organizational change and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ work gives us insight into personal change. Their work can help us understand the many dimensions of change that occur in our environment. Lewin contends that change can be planned for and Kubler-Ross proposes that change, even unexpected change, can be managed. This article will take a closer look, over a four-year period, at the process within a college unit moving towards national accreditation through the lens of the work of these two well-known researchers. Olivia Rivas & Irma S. Jones A Case Study: Accreditation Process Reviewed Through the Lens of Organizational Change Models and the Five Stages of Grief 8 Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education 9 Spring 2014 (Volume 10 Issue 1) the inevitable (Chapman, 2010). In an employment situation, an individual may display higher performance traits in order to avoid the inevitable (Change-Management-Coach, 2012). Depression signals the...
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