Liderazgo adaptativo y filosofía kantiana: hacia una transformación organizacional sostenible en instituciones universitarias

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the key foundations of adaptive leadership and Kantian philosophy present in the university context in Venezuela as a basis for managing change effectively, in order to transform universities into more resilient, innovative and sustainable organizations. The type of research was documentary under a bibliographic design, the technique of documentary analysis and systematic literature review were used, and a hermeneutic analysis matrix was used to interpret the data. Content sheets and a content analysis matrix were used in the instruments. The results reflect that the key principles of adaptive leadership and Kantian thought in the scenario of Venezuelan universities are based on respect for autonomy and human dignity, promote continuous learning, motivation, effective communication and constructive dialogue, encouraging leadership capacity and autonomy in its members. These elements are essential to transform complex organizations, creating a collaborative and equitable environment where solutions are co-constructed with those who experience first-hand the processes of organizational transformation, recognizing their perspectives and promoting their commitment to the change process. In this way, initiatives will be developed that focus not only on managing change, but also on understanding the internal dynamics of the organization, as complex interconnected systems with multiple levels of interaction and feedback, where each part contains information about the whole.