Contextualizing organizational frames: Teaching leadership to faculty in agricultural and natural resources

Caitlin Lunzmann; Nicole L. P. Stedman; Ange Asanzi; Amy C. Brown; Damilola Ajayi; Rigo A. Chaparro

doi:10.37433/aad.v4i3.343

Authors

Caitlin Lunzmann University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4591-5569
Nicole L. P. Stedman University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7970-1798
Ange Asanzi University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4999-858X
Amy C. Brown Rocky Mountain College, Montana, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6378-025X
Damilola Ajayi University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0204-5416
Rigo A. Chaparro University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-6911

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.343

Keywords:

undergraduate education, natural disasters, case study

Abstract

Possessing leadership skills has been determined to be an essential requirement within the workplace. A multi-level leadership program was designed to help provide undergraduates with more exposure to leadership principles. The program team was created through the collaboration of multiple universities found within the southeastern United States. Through a 14-week online training program followed by a field experience, participants were exposed to Bolman and Deal’s organizational frames. Participants then created cased studies grounded in this leadership framework and based on the data that was collected during their field experiences. This study quantitatively analyzed the consistency with which each of the frames were used. From the 16 published case studies on the multi-institutional project’s website, assessment questions were analyzed based on which frame/frames were being referenced. Findings from this study identified a similar use of each of the frames throughout all the case studies. Further research should be conducted to better understand each participant’s comprehension of the organizational frames prior to the development of their case studies.

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