Framework

Burnes' choice management–change management model

The question it answers

Before launching a change programme, how can a CEO and leadership team see where the decision to change comes from, whether it fits their strategic trajectory and how to carry it out?

Origin
Burnes, 1997; Burnes, 2018
Diagram type
Cycle
Level of analysis
Firm
Topics
Change managementStrategy & leadership
Clay steps with a looping glass arrow, icon for change management

Diagram

Burnes' choice management–change management model

  1. ChoiceContext and decision focus: proactive or reactive.
  2. TrajectoryThe path of the organisation: past, vision, strategy.
  3. ChangeApproach and experience of change: goals, plan, people.

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Burnes, B. (1997) ‘Organizational choice and organizational change’, Management Decision, 35(10), pp. 753–759.doi:10.1108/00251749710192075Source page
  2. Burnes, B. (2018) Managing Change. Harlow: Pearson.No DOISource page