What is Kotter’s theory of organizational change?

In your own words, what is Kotter’s theory of organizational change?

How do the stages of change used with clients apply to organizational change management?

How do the four functions of management (i.e., planning, organizing, leading, controlling) connect with change management? Which function do you believe is most important in the change process and why?

• Furman, R., Gibelman, M., & Winnett, R. (2020). Internal sources of organizational change Download Internal sources of organizational change. In Navigating human service organizations: Essential information for thriving and surviving in agencies (4th ed., pp. 187–202). Oxford University Press.

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• Kotter, J. P. (1998). Winning at changeLinks to an external site.. Leader to Leader, 1998(10), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.40619981009

• Kotter. (n.d.). The 8 steps for leading changeLinks to an external site.. https://www.kotterinc.com/8-step-process-for-leading-change/

• Prosci. (n.d.). Five levels of change management maturityLinks to an external site.. https://www.prosci.com/resources/articles/change-management-maturity-model