Viewpoint: Managing Change In Business Schools: Focus On Faculty Responses

The authors' purpose in this article was to examine the administrative challenges of change initiatives in business schools confronted by a changing and more competitive environment. The authors used traditional faculty role content as the unit of analysis to address change management issues from a school administrator's perspective. On the basis of the administrator commitment to the mission-based status quo versus the vision-based change, the authors developed a framework to analyze possible faculty responses to the administrative initiatives. The authors also outline practical recommendations for the advancement of administration in business schools. Copyright (C) 2006 Heldref Publications