Newton’s laws and a dynamic force-field analogy for analyzing organizational changes

The abstract of the paper is as follows (to appear in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education)

 A dynamic force-field analogy for analyzing organizational change is presented. Instead of

just analyzing the driving and restraining forces in the traditional force-field analysis, which is similar to

the static analysis in solid mechanics, the forces opposing change can be modeled in terms of viscous

or frictional forces that may be encountered. Some analogies between organizational change and the

dynamic motion of a body using solid mechanics are presented and discussed. The analogy is then

extended to excitation at the resonant state of a mechanical system to examine the optimal or ideal

conditions for enforcing organizational change.