An Organisational Change Management Framework for Sustainability

Fostering the incorporation of sustainable development in higher education. Lessons learned from a change management perspective

“…However, the latter stage only partially took place at KHLeuven because of a lack of resources resulting from the end of the DOHO project and the high level of independence of individual study programs and departments. The first stage of the integration process corresponds with results from earlier studies, in which several independent projects are performed by individuals that have a strong intrinsic motivation to work on SD, even without financial or other support (Hoover and Harder, 2014;Newman, 2012;Verhulst, 2012). These individuals are the initiators of the integration of SD in the HEI and can be found anywhere within the vertical and horizontal hierarchy of the HEI (Newman, 2012).…”

“…When considering the progress of the integration process of SD in KHLeuven, one can notice that the main stages strongly correspond with the first iterative stages of a change process mentioned by different authors (e.g. Newman, 2012;Boiral, 2008;Verhulst, 2012): starting with independent projects, then working towards a shared vision, mission and strategy for SD, and then aiming at integration of this vision, mission and strategy in the whole organisation. However, the latter stage only partially took place at KHLeuven because of a lack of resources resulting from the end of the DOHO project and the high level of independence of individual study programs and departments.…”

“…Some initiatives focus on defining implementation models at the level of a single university or university program (e.g. Lambrechts et al, 2009, Lukman and Glavic, 2007, Velázquez et al, 2006, Newman, 2012. These models define guiding principles and stepping-stones towards sustainable higher education.…”

Cultures of sustainability governance in higher education institutions: A multi‐case study of dimensions and implications

“…This includes classifying drivers of and barriers to change (cf. Awuzie & Abuzeinab, 2019;Hoover & Harder, 2015;Verhulst & Lambrechts, 2015) as well as developing wider frameworks of organisational change and identifying phases or steps in the process towards sustainability (Holm, Sammalisto, Grindsted, & Vuorisalo, 2015;Newman, 2007;Rath & Schmitt, 2017). Overall, however, the governance structures as well as processes of sustainable development in higher education institutions are still not well understood (Hoover & Harder, 2015).…”

Assessment of Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions—A Systemic Tool Using a Governance Equalizer

“…Other scholars identify phases or stages of sustainable development in HEIs without reference to management strategies or approaches [2,5,20]. Instead, their focus lies on emergent processes in HEIs.…”