PART $10$: Change Strategy$-$case $(7$ Marks$)$

Use the case from Part $9$ to answer the following questions.

What resistance to change do the employees in the supply company appear to be exhibiting? Name $1$ reason and then explain why you think that is the case. $(2$ Marks$)$

Forces resisting organizational change include the following: Direct Costs, Saving Face, Fear of the Unknown, Breaking Routines, Incongruent Systems, Incongruent Team Dynamics.

$2.$ Create a plan of action for George and Ingmar using Kurt Lewin's model. Using the correct terminology, be specific in outlining how you would implement that change. $(5$ Marks$)$

List below are some terms you might want to use in describing your change strategy.

Driving Forces

Coercion

Employee Involvement

Restraining Forces

Learning

Refreeze

Negotiation

Realigning Organizational Systems

Communication

Stress Management