Essay Question: Historically, Kurt Lewin’s Three Phase Model of Change has been extremely influential in guiding organisational development practice. How relevant is this model in terms of assisting...

Essay Question: Historically, Kurt Lewin’s Three Phase Model of Change has been extremely influential in guiding organisational development practice. How relevant is this model in terms of assisting consultants in managing organisational change in the current business environment? When answering this question, you should utilise relevant theoretical perspectives, business case examples and research evidence to support your arguments. Essay guidelines taken from the Q-Manual: Essay structure There are two aspects to essay structure. One is the position or argument running through the essay; the other is the structure into introduction, body and conclusion. Each section has a different role. Introduction MGF3621 Organisational change - Semester 2 (S2-01) - 2018 11 Introduction The introduction has two roles: 1. address the circumstances requiring the essay 2. state the position in addressing the circumstances, an introduction offers some or all of the following elements: ● information about the specific situation (this may require separate paragraph/s); ● a rationale, or reason why writing about this issue is important; ● research questions where relevant; ● limits to the scope (which time or place or group?); ● analysis of key terms and the theories about them (this may require separate paragraph/s) & ● a brief outline of the essay to follow. The writer includes the elements as relevant and in a logical order suiting the essay. The most important element of an introduction, and the only element which is not optional, is the statement of your position in response to the assignment question. The rest of the essay supports your position. Your position statement should be presented in a concise manner, preferably in a single sentence, with no explanation or supporting detail – that is the job of the body of the essay. Body The body of an essay is the most important part because it presents the perspective, developed logically through as many paragraphs as necessary, as in Figure 12 above. It comprises the majority of your essay. Each paragraph contains a topic sentence stating one of the reasons for your position; supporting sentences containing evidence and comments on the evidence; and a concluding sentence containing evaluation of the material and findings presented in the paragraph. Each paragraph should follow the previous in a logical development of the argument and may also require a transition sentence guiding the reader from one paragraph to the next. Conclusion The conclusion, like the introduction, has two main roles: 1. to bring the argument to a convincing close and to reword (not repeat) your position 2. to consider the significance of the findings in the essay; for example (choose relevant items from the list below to suit your essay) a. the importance of your findings regarding the issue itself b. the importance of your findings for research in the field c. brief recommendations d. the consequences of implementing or not implementing your recommendations e. any limitations of your research MGF3621 Organisational change - Semester 2 (S2-01) - 2018 12 f. suggested future directions The conclusion should not introduce any new material, but reflect on what has already been written. A final comment might refer back to the beginning of essay, or state the most significant consequence, or make a recommendation (for example, for further research).

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