| Author: | Heller, T. |
| Title: | Conversion processes in leadership succession: a case study. |
| Journal: | Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
1989 : VOL: 25:1, p. 65-77 |
| Index terms: | LEADERSHIP AUTHORITY ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Organization members' experience of leadership succession is explored. According to a model of change as a process of loss and substitution, leadership transition is a conversion process that succeeds when followers transfer their allegiance from the predecessor - and that person's view of reality - to the successor. During a study of a development corporation project, a change in directors occured. It was found that those who remained with the project underwent a paradigm shift and rejected the former director's views and policies. The findings illustrate the mechanisms of segregation, reputidation, annihilation, and rewriting history associated with the conversion process. |
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