A Comparison of Change Models

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A Comparison of Change Models Ekkapat Panyakaew University Canada West Professor: Michele Vincenti MGMT 643: Change Management 5th May 2013 Abstract Change is a usual task in every organization in order to develop an organization itself or survive in the industry. Since the business world change rapidly these days, a management has to have abilities to handle the organization development properly by applying change theory models with an organization strategy. Therefore, people in an organization can implement with change effectively. This paper will expose the comparison of three broadly used change models: Lawin’s Change Management Model, Action Research, and Positive Model to understand how to practically apply these change models with organization development including strengths and weaknesses of each model. Keywords: Change models, organization development, the comparison of change models, A Comparison of Change Models Lawin’s Change Management Model According to Mindtools.com (2013), the concept of the Lawin’s Change Management model claims that people naturally resist to changes. In order to reduce the resistance, Kurt Lawin (A social scientist who invented the theory) presents three processes in the change model: Unfreeze, Change, and Refreeze, which are based on the behaviour of the people who participate in the change process. Unfreeze. Initially, the first thing that a management has to do is to address with employees why the change has to take place clearly because employees should have an intensive understanding that the change is crucial for the organization before the implementation. The reasons that the change has to take place might be lower numbers in sales, or poor customer service review. As a result, everyone who involves in the change task will have the same attitude and understand the value of the change extensively. In this
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