Introduction Bringing about change in an organization is an extremely difficult task, especially if it occurs at all levels of the organization. Various methods and models of change have been formulated, of which one of the most important is Kurt Lewin's 3-phase change model. Organizations are constantly changing, whether or not the people within them want the change to happen. In some cases the change may be planned while in others the change will not be planned (Kuriger, 2004). Achieving change in an organization is not easy as there are many agents who can resist the change process. Whenever management tries to bring about a change in the organization as part of organizational restructuring, one of the major problems it faces comes from employees who are not ready to get used to and adapt to the new system (Mills et.al, 2008). This resistance to change is difficult to deal with as they resist due to many reasons such as fear of losing existing power, the comfort zone they are in and also fear of losing their job. Kurt Lewin's 3-phase change model - special reference to the GM case study Kurt Lewin, considered the "father of the change process", proposed a three-phase theory of change management that provides a different level of approach to change process of change in an organization. Using this change management theory or model, a manager or change champions in an organization can easily implement the change process as the three-step model gives managers the opportunity to work within a change framework that will help them to address various issues associated with change. in an organization (Srivastava B. K, 2007). Kurt Lewin identified three phases for managing change, namely Unfreezing, c...... middle of paper ......e of Change", STS Trust, pp.113-115Barling Julian,Cooper L .Cary, (2008) , "The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Behavior: Micro Approaches", SAGE Publications Ltd, pp.605-608 Burke W. Warner, Lake Dale G., Paine Waymire Jill, (2008), "Organization Change: A Comprehensive Reader", John Wiley and Sons, pp.233-237Kuriger C Craig, (2004), “Organizational Change: Real World Case Studies”, Universal-Publishers, pp.13-15Mills Helms Jean, Dye Kelly, Mills J Albert, (2008), “Understanding Organizational Change”, Taylor & Francis, pp.10-13Pathak Harsh, (2006), “Organisational Change”, Pearson Education India, pp.326-328Robbins P Stephen., (2009), “Organizational behavior: global and Southern African Perspectives”, Pearson South Africa, pp.497-500 Srivastava B. K, (2007), “Organization Design & Development: Concepts & Applications”, Dreamtech Press, pp.308-309