Case Study: Restraining Forces For Change

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(1) Where do you currently work (and if you aren’t currently working, please think of your last place of employment)? How long have you been there? I currently work for Professional Educational Services Group, LLC. (PESG) Through PESG I pick any school in the Greater Clark County Community district. The flexible scheduling allows me to pick the location, days, and hours I work. I have been with PESG since April 2016. (2) What is the problem/issue at your workplace that you think needs to be changed? Why do you think it needs to be changed? This is a section where you need to provide adequate details so that I fully understand the problem/issue and why you think it needs to be changed. The problem/issue at my workplace that I think needs to …show more content…

I would say the two biggest driving forces are employee satisfaction and pay. I think this because there is a high turnover rate and fewer teachers because the employees and substitute teachers aren’t satisfied with environment presented. More teachers would probably stay or sub their more often if the pay was good. (4) What are the restraining forces for the change? What would you say is the biggest one or two restraining forces, and why do you think that? The restraining forces for the change are employee cost, lack of money, and lack of respect from students. I would say lack of money and lack of respect from students are the biggest because the money would be less of a problem if they were respected and in a good environment. (5) How can management promote change by facilitating the Driving Forces? They can have counseling sessions for students and play BINGO like some companies do to reward employees with money when they aren’t absent. (6) How can management promote change by weakening or eliminating the Restraining Forces? If they could boost money and discipline with students it would allow for a better environment and lower employee turnover. (7) How can management resist the change by weakening/eliminating the Driving

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