These efforts in understanding and managing organizational change impelled researchers to develop a number of models, each of them has various backdrops and philosophical groundings. Kotter’s eight-step change model stands as a prominent exemplar in the change management literature. The model offers a process to successfully manage change and avoid the common pitfalls that beset failed change programs (Kavanagh and Thite 2009, 183). The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of Kotter’s eight-step model for transforming organizations. | Models and tools of change management Kotter s 8 steps change model
