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CIPS L3M4 Exam - Topic 1 Question 50 Discussion

Kotter and Schlesinger suggested six approaches to organisational change. One approach is based on the idea that people don't really understand, and by increasing their understanding, commitment could be won. This relatively soft approach to change is called:
B) Education
A) Participation
C) Facilitation
D) Coercion

CIPS L3M4 Exam - Topic 1 Question 50 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L3M4 exam
Question #: 50
Topic #: 1
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Kotter and Schlesinger suggested six approaches to organisational change. One approach is based on the idea that people don't really understand, and by increasing their understanding, commitment could be won. This relatively soft approach to change is called:

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Suggested Answer: B

It's unlikely to be coercion as the QUESTION NO : tells us it's a soft approach.

Facilitation suggests helping the employees along quite a bit to accept the change.

Participation suggests employees will have some say in decision-making.

And the QUESTION NO : speaks of 'increasing understanding' - it's 'Education'.

Kotter and Schlesinger's work here follows a relatively common approach to the thinking in man-agement literature about Change - a continuum from real soft gentle 'this is what we're thinking' through to 'do this or else' with a metaphorical baton in management's hand.


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Lorriane
4 days ago
I was torn between B and A.
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Patria
9 days ago
Definitely! It builds trust too.
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Elouise
14 days ago
Education makes sense. People need clarity.
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Oliva
19 days ago
Agreed! Understanding is key.
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Zona
25 days ago
I think it's B) Education.
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Francoise
30 days ago
Participation sounds more effective to me!
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Peggie
1 month ago
I’m not sure education alone is enough.
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Lenna
1 month ago
Wait, is it really that simple?
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Ashleigh
2 months ago
Totally agree, education is key for buy-in.
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Olive
2 months ago
I think it's B) Education. Makes sense!
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Slyvia
2 months ago
I vaguely recall a question similar to this where we had to differentiate between the approaches. I think B) Education fits the description best, but I’m not 100% confident.
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Hubert
2 months ago
I’m a bit confused because I thought Participation was also about getting people on board. Is it possible that both B) Education and A) Participation could be related?
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Luke
2 months ago
I remember discussing these approaches in class, and I feel like the soft approach is definitely about increasing understanding. So, I’m leaning towards B) Education too.
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Vernice
2 months ago
I think the answer might be B) Education, but I’m not entirely sure if that’s the right term they used.
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