Stressful Change in Higher Education: An Interpretive Case Study
Journal: UST Research Online (University of St. Thomas - Minnesota)
Year: 2016

Higher education institutions have distinct features within them, and are increasingly faced with external forces that require adaptation and change. The circumstances surrounding the change may impact how change may be experienced as loss, stress or trauma. While the experience of change for an individual may be subjective, common themes may develop within an organization. This study explored the experience with difficult change at a private university in Ukraine, and the change process as desc