JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, cilt.65, sa.6, ss.670-695, 1994 (SSCI)
A model of organizational change that is based on Kuhn's paradigm theory is applied to a long-term planning process at the University of Minnesota. The data suggest that, although planning began in the mid-1970s, the 1980s saw a paradigm change that increased centralization in strategic orientation and a reduction in size and programs. The shift is described as a paradigmatic transformation from ''anarchic populism'' to ''managed populism.'' Implications for organizational research are discussed.