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Pursuing Organisational Change in Construction Education by Implementing Change Projects

In: SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization

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  • Nicolaj Frederiksen

    (Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University)

  • Henrik Kryger Madsen

    (Department of Construction, University College Lillebaelt)

  • Hanne Tønder Ludvigsen

    (Department of Construction, University College Lillebaelt)

  • Mikkel Bruun Primdahl

    (Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University)

  • Marianne Forman

    (Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University)

Abstract

The university collegesUniversity colleges in Denmark are progressively confronted with new educational policiesEducational policies, where adaptation presupposes that the individual educational department facilitates organisational changeOrganisational changes. In this study, we describe and analyse how the Department of Construction at University CollegeUniversity colleges Lillebaelt (UCL) has strived to adapt to new educational policiesEducational policies by implementing change projectsChange projects. Specifically, we examine the implementation of the two change projectsChange projects entitled ‘Bridge building’ and ‘Capacity development’ and explain how aspects of organisational life (i.e. structure, identity and routines) develop and alter as a result of the change processes. The study empirically draws on interviews and workshops conducted between 2018 and 2021. In the analysis, we show that the department, in the Bridge building project, implements changes in the study programme on Architectural Technology and Construction Management to adapt to educational policiesEducational policies demanding a strengthened quality of education. In addition, we show that the department, in the Capacity development project, implements changes internally in the department to adapt to educational policiesEducational policies demanding an increased involvement in research and development activities. In the discussion and conclusions, we explain that the top management of UCL redirects the practical efforts required to adapt to new educational policiesEducational policies into the educational departments. We also demonstrate that the department is experiencing a pressure to implement change projectsChange projects in order to adapt to new educational policiesEducational policies and thereby ensure quality education.

Suggested Citation

  • Nicolaj Frederiksen & Henrik Kryger Madsen & Hanne Tønder Ludvigsen & Mikkel Bruun Primdahl & Marianne Forman, 2023. "Pursuing Organisational Change in Construction Education by Implementing Change Projects," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Göran Lindahl & Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb (ed.), SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization, chapter 0, pages 47-61, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-25498-7_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25498-7_4
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