Lewin's Force Field Analysis

Question 1

What is Lewin’s Force Field Analysis?

Answer 1

A business model that provides an overview of the balance between the forces driving change within a business and the forces resisting change

Question 2

What needs to happen for change to occur?

Answer 2

The driving forces must exceed the restraining forces

Question 3

When is there no change within an organisation?

Answer 3

When there is equilibrium between driving and resisting forces

Question 4

State three internal forces that drive change

Answer 4

• Need for higher profits
• Poor efficiency
• Lack of innovation
• Change of leadership
• Need to change culture

Question 5

State three external forces that drive change

Answer 5

• Customer demand
• Competition
• Legislation
• Ethics
• Technological change