What Is Force Field Analysis

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Multiple Choice

What is force field analysis?

• A) The analysis of the forces that drive customers to a certain organization
• B) The analysis of the forces that drive the organization of a company
• C) The process of determining which forces drive and which resist a proposed change
• D) The process by which an organization forces changes to occur
• E) none of these

Understand the principles and strategies for delivering negative news in organizational contexts.

Identify and apply the indirect and direct approaches for organizing negative news messages.

Recognize the legal and ethical considerations in crafting negative messages.

Appreciate the importance of tone, choice of words, and medium in delivering negative messages.

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Definitions:

Cross-Sequential Design

Research design in which participants are first studied by means of a cross-sectional design but are also followed and assessed longitudinally.

Longitudinal

A type of study or analysis in which the same group of individuals is observed over a period of time.

Cross-Sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Nature Versus Nurture

The debate concerning the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities versus personal experiences in determining or causing differences in physical and behavioral traits.