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Organizational Change: A Case Study

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Why should be reform or make changes? Should an organization make changes? What are the factors that lead to change? What is the medium that allows the organization to achieve the desired changes? What are the consequences as a result of these changes? This is among the issues that often arise in an organization, whether in industry, government and private organisations have their own vision and mission. The changes need to be implemented to achieve the desired objectives through the planned processes for the purpose of achieving goal (Robert W. Swaim,2011). Change management is also often associated with the following factors, namely, to enable the organization go hand in hand with insistence or the ability of the competitors, …show more content…

From the Note of WMG 2015, models that can be applied as a reference for the development of such change are Model Lewin, Re-egineering Perspective, Bridge & Mitchell, Zaffron and Logan, Higgs and Kotter Model. While, tools and technique can be used compraising as 6-Hats(de-bono), mind mapping, MBTI, communications, forces field analysis, stake holder analysis, effort analysis, Appreciative inquiry and World café.

In this situation, as has been done in the Marksman Culture programme can be described that the model used to assess the ability and credibility is to formulate a model of Kurt Lewin and for the relevant resolution is more appropriate tools and techniques used the Forcefield Analysis which used is more focused on assessing the importance of changes in attitude or direction people for change.

Kurt Lewin Change Management Model emphasize that the interest of the group or individuals within focuses on the factors that can influence people to change and he underlined that there are three stages required to make changes so as to achieve success. Three stage theory commomly referred to as Unfreeze, Change dan Re-freeze. The model shown as Figure 5 below: Figure 5: Lewin’s Three Step Change Process
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In this modern era, the responsibilities of leading and managing organizations not depends solely on the highest top only, it is now the responsibility shared with everybody working together toward to one goal. Based on these requirements, the Malaysian Army is to change the minds of progressively more accurate or more implement changes in paradigm towards the lower levels, especially personnel in order to be a leader and

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