LEWIN’S FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS

Question 1

What is Lewis’s force field analysis

Answer 1

Lewin’s force field analysis is a model that identifies and gives a weighting to the significance of the force and for and against a particular change.

Question 2

What does Lewis’s force field analysis identifiy

Answer 2

It identifies the driving forces against the restraining force fields

Question 3

Example

Answer 3

Saisburies have thousands of jobs at risk - It’s about resructuring the workforce at Sainsburies where they are delayering the layers of managers to reduce costs

Question 4

What is this analysis used for

Answer 4

Consider the reasons for and against a change

Weigh up the significance of each force

Assess whether or not a change ‘should’ take place

Consider strategies that could be used to promote or resist a change

Question 5

What is evaluating used for

Answer 5

A simplification of reality

Subjective

Reliant on having ‘perfect information’

Useful to consider strongest arguments for and against

Can be used to assess how to overcome