Planned change

OD
Introduction :-
 What is change?
 Simple definition of change is “Making
things different”
 What is planned change?
 Planned change is a set of activities in an
organization that are intentional and goal-
oriented.
What are the goals of planned
change?
Essentially there are two goals:
 It seeks to improve the ability of organization to adapt to
changes in its environment.
 It seeks to change employee behavior since an
organization’s success or failure is essentially due to the
things its employees do or fail to do, planned change is
concerned with changing the behavior of individuals and
groups within the organization.
Need for planned change
 Set the right situation (in recessionary
market, existing hr policy)
 Fix things that are needed(unit & head
office)
 Seize opportunities to grow(Infosys
example)
 Emerge as different entity
Theories of Planned Change
1. Lewin’s Planned Change Model
2. Action Research Model
3. Positive Model
Lewin’s Planned Change Model

Unfreezing

Movement

Refreezing
Action Research Model
Problem identification

Consultation with behavior science expert

Data gathering & preliminary diagnosis

Feedback to key group

Joint diagnosis

Joint action planning

Action

Data gathering after action

 Positive Model
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inquiry
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