دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی مدل تغییر Kurt Lewin's: بررسی انتقادی از نقش رهبری و دخالت کارکنان در تغییر سازمانی - الزویر 2018

abstract

Change is crucial for organizations in continuous growing and high competition in business environment. Different theories of change describe the effectiveness of modification of strategies, processes and structures for organizations. The action research model, the positive model and the Lewin’s change model submit the views of the phases for change in organization. This study views the Lewin’s model as three steps process (unfreezing, movement and refreezing) for change in organization. Although this model sets a general steps to be followed, more information is considered to guide these steps in specific situations. This article is critically reviewed for change theories in different phases of organizational change. In this critical review the change management has constructive framework for managing the organizational change through different phases of the process. This review gives theoretical and practical implications and somehow the immunity to change has been discussed.

Conclusion

Many theories have been given by different researchers, like action research model (French, 1969); the positive model by Cameron, Dutton, and Quinn (2003) and Lewin’s change model (Lewin, 1947). The Lewin’s change model was used in this study for organizational change process. As Burnes (2004) identified the organizational change as a feature of organizational life for strategic and operational level, so there is no doubt about the importance of change in organization, and it to be executed because, organization needs change. The study of Podsakoff, Mackenzie, and Bommer (1996) explores the active role of leadership style in organizational outcomes, employee satisfaction, and performance. In every step of the study; the leadership plays a role of a change agent in the Kurt Lewin’s model to unfreeze the organization. The transformational leadership style affects the organizational change process. In this type of leadership style, the leader coordinate with employees, share their knowledge, give opportunity in making decisions in organizational level.