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This 7 page paper answers 4 exam style questions regarding organizational change. The first considers the statement “for things to get better they need to change, but change does not always mean that thing will get better”. The second question compares and contrasts two organizational development interventions. The third question discusses the different between organizational development and organizational transformation. The last part discusses the importance of the ‘ice cube’ model of change. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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but a little considering will prove it to be correct. This can be seen by looking at the meaning of the phase and then applying it to the real world.
The first stage is to consider what it meant by better, when used as a noun this may be defined as "to increase the good qualities of; make better;
improve", or as a verb it can be defined as "that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser" (Dictionary.com, 2009). Both of these appear to indicate an improvement
so there needs to be a comparison with a previous situation. In other words, if something is to get better is has to change if it does not change, it
is impossible for it to get better, as no change usually means that the status quo is retained, and as such there is no potential for improvement, or for things
to get better. The second part of the statement does not contradict the first, to make things better, by definition there does need to be change, but change may
also lead to a worse situation, even where the desire is to better the situation. For example, Coca Cola choose to change the classic coke recipe and introduce New Coke,
the result was a high level of dissatisfaction and after only a few months the original recipe was reintroduced and the new recipe that was maintained for a few
year side by side had disappointing sales and was eventually discontinued in 1992 (Grumet, 2009). This was a change, but it was not one that resulted in a better product,
a single example that not all change is for the better. There are many examples of the way change may end, or lead to, better result. Many change models
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