Executive Leadership Challenges Implementing Systemic Change Under Conditions of Litigated Reform

Ariel Alvarez

doi:10.1080/23303131.2015.1110068

Executive Leadership Challenges Implementing Systemic Change Under Conditions of Litigated Reform

Ariel Alvarez

Political Science and Law

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A case study was conducted using the lens of second-order change to examine leadership challenges during litigated-based reform of New Jersey’s child welfare agency. Six challenges identified included (a) difficulty implementing the comprehensive reform plan; (b) attempting systemwide change within a weak infrastructure; (c) leadership instability; (d) unclear leader roles and responsibilities; (e) poor diffusion of the case practice model, and (f) weak quality control mechanisms. Three recommendations for reducing implementation failures included developing rich pictures to understand system interdependencies, using open communication to facilitate change readiness, and implementing a sustainable quality review system to guide the change process.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-151
Number of pages	21
Journal	Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2015.1110068
State	Published - 14 Mar 2016

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Management
leadership and organizational change
organizational theory and analysis
policy research to guide organizational decision making

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