Leadership for the management of change Academic staff's perspectives on the status and determinants of leadership in the public universities of Ethiopia
Keywords:
eadership,organizational change, leading change, resilience in leadership
Abstract
This study examined the status of leadership regarding the implementation of academic-related change schemes and the views about leadership for change in public universities in Ethiopia. Using a concurrent embedded mixed-methods design, data were collectedfrom 372 faculty members, 216 managers of Organizational Academic Units (OAUs) through questionnaires,and 22 experienced managerial academic leaders via interview. The findings indicated that the degree of Change Leadership Behaviors (CLBs) practice was at the average position, but not to the level expected. Besides, one-sample t-testresults indicated that the academic leaders' level of resilience was significantly lower than the expected value.Results from a one-way ANOVA on academic leaders' use of CLBs showed significant differences across the three generations of universities with a p-value of less than .001. The results imply a pressing need to consider the moderating variables for change leadership effectiveness and establish performance rewards for the HEI leadership. The findings also suggest that effective change management depends on transformational leadership that focuses on the human dimensions and trustworthiness (role-modeling and fairness). Understanding the leadership approaches and competencies to align with the variety of situations that arise during change is crucia
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Bahir Dar Journal of EducationVol. 25 No.2 May2025 Habtamnesh A. Abegaz et al.121Zeleke, B. (2021). The link between perceived leadership style and institutional readiness for change in the public universitiesof Ethiopia. Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 5, 1–23. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1342367.pdf
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Bahir Dar Journal of EducationVol. 25 No.2 May2025 Habtamnesh A. Abegaz et al.118Ezzeddine, R., Otaki, F., Darwish, S., & Algurg, R. (2023).Change management in higher education: Asequential mixed methods study exploringemployees' perception. PLoS ONE, 18(7), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289005FDRE. (2003). Higher education proclamation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), No.351/2003. Federal' Negarit Gazeta: 9th Year No. 72.FDRE. (2009). Higher education proclamation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), NO. 650/2009. Federal Negarit Gazeta, 15th year NO.64.FDRGE. (1994). The Education and training policy. Federal Democratic Republic Government of Ethiopia (FDRGE).Fullan, M. (2008). The six secrets of change. http://michaelfullan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2008SixSecretsofChangeKeynoteA4.pdfGebremeskel, H. H. (2015). Academic leaders' views of the role of organizational culture in implementing management innovation: The case of Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia(Master's thesis). Tampere University Repository. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/250138609.pdfGebremeskel, H. H., & Feleke, K. M. (2016). Exploring the context of Ethiopian higher education system using Clark's triangle of coordination. Tertiary Education and Management, 22(2), 99–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2016.1149739Gill, R. (2002). Change managementor change leadership? Journal of Change Management, 3(4), 307–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/714023845Gilley, A., Dixon, P., & Gilley, J. W. (2008). Characteristics of leadership effectiveness: Implementing change and driving innovation in organizations. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 19(2), 153–169. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.1232Gizaw, A. W. (2015). Organizational change implementation in public universities in Ethiopia.[Doctoral dissertation]. Addis Ababa University. https://www.calameo.com/books/005139844923c344d880fGradoboeva, K., & Koskimäki, A. (2017). Leadership for change: A case study of a subsid-iary of an international organization[Thesis]. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences.https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/141497/Gradoboeva_Koskimaki_Thesis_final.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yHallinger, P. (2003). Leading educational change: Reflections on the practice of instructional and transformational leadership. Cambridge Journal of Education, 33(3), 329–351. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764032000122005Hamidifar, F., Vinitwatanakhun, W., & Roodposhti, F. R. (2013). Developing an effective academic leadership model at Islamic Azad University. International Journal of Management and Business Research, 3(2), 161–174. file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/IJMBR19491364758200.pdfHiggs, M., & Rowland, D. (2005). All changes great and small: Exploring approaches to change and its leadership. Journal of Change Management, 5(2), 121–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697010500082902Jinga, A.A., Hussen,J. O., Negash, H.G., & Estifanos, A.B. (2024). Leadership behavior and organizational change management in selected public universities of Ethiopia:
Bahir Dar Journal of EducationVol. 25 No.2 May2025 Habtamnesh A. Abegaz et al.119Exploring the impact of leadership influences and change processes. Heliyon, 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37149Kadhum, A.Y., Muttar, L.A., & Khait, A.A. (2023). The Role of visionary leadership in achieving strategic change through strategic improvisation. South Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,4(4), 12-50. https://doi.org/10.48165/sajssh.2023.4402Kotter, J. P. (1996). Leading change.Harvard Business School Press.Krummaker, S., & Vogel, B. (2012). An in-depth view of the facets, antecedents, and effects of leaders' change competency: Lessons from a case study. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 49(3), 279–307.https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886312469442Low, J. (2010). Resilience in academic administration :Leading higher education in times of change[Doctoral dissertation, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY]. http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:175606/datastream/PDF/viewMansaray, H.E. (2019). The Role of leadership style in organizational change management: A literature review. Journal of Human Resource Management, 7(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jhrm.20190701.13Martin, J., McCormack, B., Fitzsimons, D., & Spirig, R. (2014). The importance of inspiring a shared vision. International Practice Development Journal, 4(2), 1-15. https://www.fons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IPDJ_0402_04.pdfMcSharry, T. (2022). A systematic literature review on change and leadership in higher education. Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance(ECMLG 2022) (pp.310-319).https://doi.org/10.34190/ecmlg.18.1.893 Mehmood, I., Khan, S. B., Raziq, K., & Tahirkheli, S. A. (2012). Role of academic leadership in change management for quality in higher education in Pakistan. Journal of Education and Practice, 3(16), 194–198. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234633852.pdfMetwally, D., Ruiz-Palomino, P., Metwally, M., & Gartzia, L. (2019). How ethical leadership shapes employees' readiness to change: The mediating role of anorganizational culture ofeffectiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(Article 2493), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02493MoE. (2015). Education sector development programme V (ESDP V )2015/16 -2019/20: Program action plan.Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Education (MoE).Olkaba, T. T., & Tamene, E. H. (2019). Deliverology in Ethiopian higher education as a quality management tool: Critical review and the insider's reflection. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 7(4), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.7n.4p.83Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Leech, N. L. (2006). Linking research questions to mixed methods data analysis procedures 1. The Qualitative Report, 11(3), 474–498. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2006.1663Patterson, J. L., & Kelleher, P. (2005). Resilient school leaders: Strategies for turning adversity into achievement.Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Bahir Dar Journal of EducationVol. 25 No.2 May2025 Habtamnesh A. Abegaz et al.120Pujiyati, W., Permana, J., & Kuniady, D. A. (2019). Effective leadership in the implementation of academic program at private higher education. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR), 258(Icream 2018), 342–344. https://doi.org/10.2991/icream-18.2019.71Said, H., Ahmad, I. Mustaffa, M.S., & Abd Ghani, F. (2015). Role of campus leadership in managing change and challenges of internationalization of higher education. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(4), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s1p82Scott, G., Coates, H., & Anderson, M. (2008). Learning leaders in times of change: Academic leadership capabilities for Australian higher education. University of Western Sydney and Australian Council for Educational Research. http://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=higher_educationSpendlove, M. (2007). Competencies for effective leadership in higher education. International Journal of Educational Management, 21(5), 407–417. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540710760183Stentz, J. E., Plano Clark, V. L., & Matkin, G. S. (2012). Applying mixed methods to leadership research: A review of current practices. Leadership Quarterly, 23, 1173–1183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.10.001Stilwell, R.(2016). Change Leader Behavioral Inventory: Development and validation of an assessment instrument(Doctoral dissertation, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY). file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/Stilwell_columbia_0054D_13321.pdfStilwell, R. A., Pasmore, W. A., & Shon, D. H. (2016). Change leader behavior inventory: development and validation of an assessment instrument. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 52(4), 373–395. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886316663406Tadesse, T., & Melese, W. (2016). The Prevailing practices and challenges of curriculum reform in Ethiopian higher education: Views and responses from within. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41(10), 87–106. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2016v41n10.6Van der Voet, J., Kuipers, B. S., & Groeneveld, S. (2013). Implementing change in public organizations: The relationship between leadership and affective commitment to change in a public sector context. The 11th Public Management Research Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. https://jorisvandervoet.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/van-der-voet-et-al-implementing-change-in-public-organizations-pmra.pdfVlachopoulos, D. (2021). Organizational change management in higher education through the lens of executive coaches. Education Sciences, 11(269), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11060269Yukl, G. (2010). Leadership in orginizations(7th ed.). Prentice Hall.Zainol, N.Z., Kowang, T.O., Hee, O.C., Fei, G. C., & Kadir, B. B. (2021). Managing organizational change through effective leadership: A review from literature. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(1), 1-10.https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i1/8370
Bahir Dar Journal of EducationVol. 25 No.2 May2025 Habtamnesh A. Abegaz et al.121Zeleke, B. (2021). The link between perceived leadership style and institutional readiness for change in the public universitiesof Ethiopia. Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 5, 1–23. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1342367.pdf
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Abera Abegaz, H., Zeleke Kidane(Ph.D.), B., & Stack (Ph.D.), M. (2025). Leadership for the management of change Academic staff’s perspectives on the status and determinants of leadership in the public universities of Ethiopia. Bahir Dar Journal of Education, 25(2), 101-121. https://doi.org/10.4314/10.4314/bdje.v25i1.1
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