... The purpose of this study is to examine how the process of creating and implementing sustainability competencies across a university illuminate dynamics of organizational change. The push to advance education for sustainable development in higher education will likely require transformation of existing...

... of sustainability in higher education from the perspective of leadership focused on “bottom-up” and/or “top-down” types of leadership (Brinkhurst et al., 2011). These studies rarely addressed other types of leadership or the influence of different types of leadership on organizational change. Distributed...

... is applied to experiences at the University of Vermont in order to evaluate campus sustainability efforts. Finally, real‐world examples are used to analyze and prioritize campus sustainability leverage points for advancing organizational change. Findings This systems thinking approach identifies key...

... be experienced. Germany Higher education Universities Sustainability Higher education for sustainability Organizational change Comparative case study Nearly 20 years since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and more than half way through...

...Nancy B. Kurland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of a sustainability network at a large California public university, as an example of organizational change. Design/methodology/approach The paper combines participant observation and case study techniques over...

... at: sarah.bekessy@rmit.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Agreements Universities Organizational change Sustainable design Australia Many high‐level commitments to sustainability have been made by universities in the last decade (ULSF, 1990 ; UNESCO, 1997), but it has become...

..., Organizational change, Corporate strategy Even though a number of organisations have embraced the idea of sustainability in the last decade, why do so many initiatives fail, leading to wasted resources, frustration and cynicism? Why have so few organisations successfully adopted more sustainable policies...

... depends on the integration process of how these elements are mingled. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Organizational change Values Education Professional ethics Sustainable development The Netherlands Almost five years ago the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam...

... are available at: www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/leadchg.htm © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Organizational change Sustainable development Leading Change Toward Sustainability – A Change-Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society ...