Summary Paper“Change is difficult because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they can gain by giving it up. »The Burke-Litwin modelWhat is it? According to Burke (2011), the Burke-Litwin model arose from some organizational climate studies conducted by George Litwin and others in the 1960s. It was around the 1980s that the model began to develop because As Burke and Litwin began working with companies that were experiencing change, they worked first with Citibank and then with British Airways. The model is made up of 12 boxes which are made up of variables that they consider to be the most important variables for an organization. This model is divided into upper and lower halves. The top half is known to focus on things that happen in the external environment and is made up of 5 boxes which are External Environment, Mission and Strategy, Individual and Organizational Performance, Organization Culture , and in the center is the Leadership box. The bottom half is known to focus on the internal environment consisting of 8 boxes which are management practices, structure, job requirements and individual skills/abilities, individual and organizational performance, individual needs and values, systems, and in the center will be two boxes. , work unit climate, and motivation. Why is it important? The Burke-Litwin model is important because it focuses on both internal and external environments, making it easier to determine how performance are affected by these two factors. The external environment, the upper half of the model, is also called transformation factor by the fact that any changes that occur in these boxes are normally caused...... middle of paper ...... uh, it will approach them and tell the customer that she is the manager and is willing to give them a discount if they buy the shoes right now. This example shows that even though she is a manager, she is also there for her employees and uses her power to help them. How will the author use it? The author plans to open a nightclub. The author will then be the owner and the one who manages things. This position gives him a lot of power over others, but knowing how to use all the power the author has is what will make him successful. The author likes to have a relationship with the people she works with, telling people what to do all the time is not the way the author likes to run things, she is more of a charismatic leader. “Leadership is about influence, not command or control” (Burke, 2011, p. 255), this explains what the author thinks..