The Construction of the Model of Organizational Change in Schools through the Perspective of Management of Power Paradox in School Organizations

Author: Nai-Ying Whang(Department of Education, National Taiwan Normal University)

Vol.&No.：Vol. 46, No. 2
Date：October 2001
Pages：145-164
DOI：10.3966/2073753X2001104602001

Abstract：

The study is to analyze the perspective of management of power paradox in school organizations , which will help construct an effective model of organizational change in schools . And the study also analyzes how to facilitate organizational change in schools through power exercise. In general, power exercise is served to solve the conflicts among school members and help form dominant coalition. According to the extent of domination coalition, it can determine the energy in action. Because energy in action can lead to organizations to new reality, power and organizational change in schools are related to each other. However, power exercise will produce the paradox. If power paradox in school organizations cannot be managed effectively, power exercise is hard to reach the anticipated results. And some approaches, such as appropriateness of privileged values, understanding of subjective intention of school members, inquiry of authority identification, and management of interdependent relationships, can help manage power paradox in school organizations. These approaches can construct the model of organizational change in schools, which helps facilitate the quality of organizational change in schools.

Keywords：power paradox, organizational change in schools

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