This paper discusses radical change in higher education reflecting on its deconstructive nature. While the notions of adaptive and strategic change assume strengthening the existing settings of university organization, radical change means the deconstruction of the established organizational...

I develop a theory of radical change using longitudinal cases from central Europe. Radical change is a process by which firms regain competitive advantage after it has been lost. Change depends upon the firm's resources and capabilities; its competition; and its leadership. New core values...