Leadership

Managing Organizational Change

Required Materials

A good place to start are the following tutorials and videos. These resources will introduce you to the three change models covered in this module:

Managing organizational change . Pearson Learning Solutions. New York, NY.

Hartzell, S. (2013). Lewin stage model of change: Unfreezing, changing, refreezing Principles of Management. Retrieved from  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kerDFvln7hU

Hartzell, S. (2013). Explaining Kotter’s 8 step change model. Principles of Management. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ3EGdZ3_pU

After reviewing the tutorial, take a look at the following readings for more detail about the three change models. Note that you are required to cite these three readings in your assignments. The videos and tutorials give you a broad overview of the models, but you need to read up on them in more detail in order to complete the assignment.

This short book chapter will give you an overview of Action Research as well as an overview of what it is like to be an organizational development consultant:

Lurey, J. & Griffin, M. (2013). Section 2: Chapter 4: Action Research: The anchor of OD practice. In Vogelsang, J. (Ed.). Handbook for Strategic HR: Best Practices in Organization Development from the OD Network. Saranac Lake, NY, USA: AMACOM Books, pp. 46-52. [eBook Business Collection]

Note that the Lewin model is a very old model. Here is an updated discussion of this model:

Schein, E. H. (2010). Chapter 17: A conceptual model for managed cultural change. Jossey-Bass Business and Management: Organizational Culture and Leadership (4th Edition). Hoboken, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass. [eBook Business Collection]

Finally, read up on Kotter’s model from the classic original article by Kotter himself:

Kotter, J. P. (2007). Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail. Harvard Business Review, 85(1), 96-103. [Business Source Complete]

Optional Reading

Those of you in the military should take a look at this article on an application of Kotter’s model in the Army:

Anson, J. H. (2011). Leaders are the critical element in the network: Applying the Kotter Change model in shaping future information systems. Army Communicator, 36(4), 20-27. [Academic Source Complete]