SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT TWO (2)
MODULE IOP4864
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
UNISA-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
NO GUARANTEES PROVIDED
USE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION FOR GUIDANCE
QUESTION 1
All approaches to organisation development
rely on some theory about planned change.
These theories describe the different stages
through which planned change may be effected
in an organisation and explain the sequential
process of applying organisational
development (OD) methods to help
organisational members manage change.
a) Compare and describe the Lewin’s change
model, the action research model and the
positive model. (10 marks)
b) Critically discuss each model’s strengths
and weaknesses. (10 marks)
1
,2
, 3
MODULE IOP4864
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
UNISA-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
NO GUARANTEES PROVIDED
USE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION FOR GUIDANCE
QUESTION 1
All approaches to organisation development
rely on some theory about planned change.
These theories describe the different stages
through which planned change may be effected
in an organisation and explain the sequential
process of applying organisational
development (OD) methods to help
organisational members manage change.
a) Compare and describe the Lewin’s change
model, the action research model and the
positive model. (10 marks)
b) Critically discuss each model’s strengths
and weaknesses. (10 marks)
1
,2
, 3
