Understanding the Formation, Functions, and Challenges of Grassroots Leadership Teams

This study examined the nature, characteristics, and challenges of grassroots leadership teams and the role of these factors in promoting cognitive complexity in order to provide insight into collective forms of bottom-up change. The study is framed by the literature on leadership teams. Using inter...

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Published in:Innovative higher education 2012-04, Vol.37 (2), p.105-124
Main Authors: Lester, Jaime, Kezar, Adrianna J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Campuses
Case Studies
Citizen Participation
College Administration
College Environment
Colleges & universities
Education
Educational Change
Educational Researchers
Faculty Recruitment
Grass roots movement
Higher Education
Interviews
Leadership
Leadership Effectiveness
Organizational change
Organizational Theories
Postsecondary Education
Problem solving
Social Action
Teams
Teamwork
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Summary:This study examined the nature, characteristics, and challenges of grassroots leadership teams and the role of these factors in promoting cognitive complexity in order to provide insight into collective forms of bottom-up change. The study is framed by the literature on leadership teams. Using interviews from a case study conducted at five higher education campuses, we explored two types of leadership teams (sense-making and problem-solving) across different initiatives. The results from this study extend the literature on bottom-up change, leadership, and grassroots teams.
ISSN:0742-5627
1573-1758
DOI:10.1007/s10755-011-9191-y