Force Field Analysis is a structured approach for identifying and evaluating the forces that will promote, encourage, and support change and those…

The statement provides an accurate definition of Force Field Analysis. Developed by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, this model is a foundational tool in change management. It is used to understand the dynamics of a proposed change by identifying and evaluating the two opposing sets of forces. 'Driving forces' are those that promote, encourage, or push for the change, while 'restraining forces' are those that hinder, resist, or block the change. The analysis helps in strategizing how to strengthen the driving forces and/or weaken the restraining forces to successfully implement the change.

B. False: This is incorrect. The statement is a precise and widely accepted definition of Force Field Analysis within the domains of business analysis and organizational change management.

1. Paul, D., & Cadle, J. (2020). Business Analysis (4th ed.). BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. In Chapter 12, "Managing Business Change," Section 12.4.2, "Lewin's force-field analysis," the text states, "Force-field analysis is a technique used to identify the forces for and against a change... The forces for change are known as the ‘driving forces’ and those that are working against the change are the ‘restraining forces’." (p. 238).

2. Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2015). Organization development and change (10th ed.). Cengage Learning. In Chapter 2, "The Nature of Planned Change," the authors describe Lewin's Force Field Analysis: "This model represents organizations as systems in a state of quasi-stationary equilibrium... maintained by a balance between forces pushing for change (driving forces) and forces resisting change (restraining forces)." (p. 31).

3. Burnes, B. (2004). Kurt Lewin and the planned approach to change: a re-appraisal. Journal of Management Studies, 41(6), 977-1002. The paper discusses Lewin's model, explaining that "Force Field Analysis... provides a framework for looking at the factors (forces) that influence a situation. It looks at forces that are either driving movement toward a goal (helping forces) or blocking movement toward a goal (hindering forces)." (p. 985). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00463.x