19 Aug 2007b OD Change Models Slides

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Models of Organization Change

PA 50720 August 2007

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Introduction

Our understanding of organization change has evolved since the 1940’s when the initial model was developed. These slides take you through some of the prevalent models of organizational change. The models are presented in chronological order.

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Lewin [1951]

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Basic Assumptions

Focused on individuals

What is occurring at any stage is a result of opposing forces. The status quo - what is happening right now - is the result of forces pushing in opposite directions.

Change is a process which entails moving from one equilibrium point to another.

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Stage 1: Unfreezing

Unfreezing: Creating motivation and readiness to change through:

• Disconfirmation (creates pain or discomfort)

• Creation of guilt or anxiety

• Provision of psychological safety

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Stage 2: Moving

Changing through cognitive restructuring: Helping the client to see things, judge things, feel things, and react to things, differently based on a new point of view obtained through:

• Identifying with a new role model, mentor, etc.

• Scanning the environment for new info.

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Stage 3: Refreezing

Refreezing: Helping the client to integrate the new point of view into:

• The total personality and self-concept

• Significant relationships

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Lippitt, Watson, and Westly [1958]

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Basic Assumptions

Focused on change process

Expanded Lewin’s 1951 model into seven stages

Road map for consulting relationship

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Seven stages

1. Developing need for change [unfreezing]

2. Establishing a change relationship

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Seven stages 3. Clarifying or diagnosing the clients system’s

problems

4. Examining alternative routes and goals; establishing goals and intentions of actions.

5. Transforming intentions into actual change efforts.

[stages 3, 4, 5, correspond to Lewin’s moving phase]

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Seven stages

6. Generalizing and stabilizing change. [Corresponds to Lewin’s refreezing phase.]

7. Achieving a terminal relationship, that is, ending the client-consultant relationship.

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Kilmann’s Beyond the Quick Fix [1989]

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Basic Assumptions

Focused on change process and critical leverage points

An attempt at total system change

That change will take 1 to 5 years

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Killmann [1989]

The process has five sequential stages:

1. Initiating the program

2. diagnosing the problems

3. scheduling the “tracks”

4. implementing the “tracks”

5. evaluating the results

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Killmann [1989]

Tracks are five critical leverage points, that, when functioning properly, cause an organization to be successful. They include:

1. culture

2. management skills

3. team-building

4. strategy and structure

5. rewards

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Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Change

[2002]

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Basic Assumptions

Demonstrates how to create first-order and second order change.

Differentiates between organizational climate and organizational culture

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Burke-Litwin Model

Organizational climate is defined as people’s perception and attitudes about the organization -- whether it is a good or bad place to work, friendly or unfriendly, hard working or easy-going and so forth. These perceptions are easy to change because they are reactions to the current managerial and organizational practices.

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Burke-Litwin Model

Organizational culture is defined deep-seated assumptions, values, and beliefs that are enduring, often unconscious, and difficult to change. Changing culture is much more difficult than changing climate.

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Burke-Litwin Model

First-order change goes by many different labels, including: transactional, evolutionary, adaptive, incremental, or continuous change.

In first-order change some of the feature of the organization change, but the fundamental nature of the organization remains the same.

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Burke-Litwin Model

Second-order change is also known as, including: transformational, revolutionary, radical, incremental, or discontinuous change.

In second-order change the nature of the organization is fundamentally and substantially altered--the organization is transformed.

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Management Practices

Work Unit Climate

Motivation

StructureSystems

(policies and procedures)

Individual Needs and

Values

Task requirements skills / abilities Individual and

organizational performance

Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Change:Factors involved in First-Order Change

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External Environment

LeadershipOrganizational

CultureMission and

Strategy

Individual and organizational performance

Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Change:Factors involved in Second-Order Change

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Management Practices

Work Unit Climate

Motivation

StructureSystems

(policies and procedures)

Individual Needs and

Values

Task requirements

skills / abilities

Individual and organizational performance

Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Performance and Change

Leadership

External Environment

Mission and Strategy

Organizational Culture

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Porras-Robertson Model of Organizational

Change [1992]

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Basic Assumptions

Altering feature in the work setting causes changes in individual behavior, which in turn lead to individual and organizational improvements.

The work setting plays a critical role, and consists of four factors, including: (a) organizing arrangements, (b) social factors, (c) physical setting, (d) technology.

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Porras-Robetson Model of Organizational Change

Vision

Physical Setting

Technology

Social Factors

OrganizingArrangments

Environment

1. Goals2. Strategies3. Structures4.Administrative policies and procedures5. Administrative Systems6. Reward systems7. Ownership

1. Culture2. Management Style3. Interaction process4. Informal Patterns and networks5. Individual attributes

1. Space configuration2. Physical ambiance3. Interior design4. Architectural design

1. Tools, equipment, and machinery2. Information technology3. Job design4. Work flow design6. Technical procedures7. Technical systems

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Porras-Robetson Model of Organizational Change

Vision

Physical Setting

Technology

Social Factors

OrganizingArrangments

Environment

Individual Cognitions

On the job behaviors

Work Setting

Members

Organization

Individual development

Organization performance

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