Which statement explains the empirical-rational approach to planned change?
1. Using knowledge as the power ingredient and self-interest
2. Using command and control
3. Using sociocultural norms as the motivator
4. Using personalized 1:1 education
Correct Answer: 1
The empirical-rational approach is based on two beliefs; that people are rational, and that they will change if it is in their self-interest. Command and control are characteristics of the power-coercive approach to change. Using sociocultural norms as the motivator is the normative-reeducative approach to change. Using personalized 1:1 education is not a characteristic of the empirical-rational approach to change.
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