OTHER CHANGE MODELS
Writings about organizational change are replete with a dizzying array of different change models to guide change leaders and change facilitators. Three of the best-known to corporate managers are Kotter’s eight-step model for strategic change, Jick’s ten-step model, and General Electric’s seven-step model.
Common Elements
Kotter’s (1995) model is based on a study of change in over one hundred organizations of different sizes and industry categories. Kotter’s model is intended to help change leaders avoid common errors. It might be regarded as a vision of what the change process should be and how it should be carried out.
Jick’s (1991a; 1991b) model is focused on the tactical level of change. It is really a blueprint ...