Organizational development approach to change
1. ‘The Organizational Development approach to change continues to dominate the literature because the value of this approach has been proven in practice.’ Discuss this statement.
2. In drawing on examples you are familiar with, evaluate the claim by Dunphy and Stace that there are occasions where more coercive and autocratic strategies for managing change are required.
3. Compare and contrast Lewin’s three-step and Kotter’s eight-step model, and discuss the claim by Hendry (1996: 624) that if you: ‘Scratch any account of creating and managing change and the idea that change is a three-stage process that necessarily begins with a process of unfreezing will not be far below the surface.’ (If unsure then don’t worry about this one)