Organization Design and Development (MGT 404)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University | المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية |
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Organization Design and Development (MGT 404)
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Course Code: MGT404 | Student’s ID Number: |
Semester: First | CRN: |
Academic Year:2022-23-1st | |
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Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 15 | Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low |
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
- The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
- Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
- Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
- Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
- Late submission will NOT be accepted.
- Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
- Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the basic steps of the organizational development process.
- Evaluate the strategic role of change in the organization and its impact on organizational performance.
- Analyze the human, structural and strategic dimensions of the organizational development.
Assignment Question(s):
You are a management consultant at Miri & Co Partners; you receive an email from one of your long-term clients stating as follows:
“Following an overhaul of the company and a shift from the conventional model to telecommuting, several challenges have emerged. First, the majority of the departments are not meeting their monthly targets. This follows an introduction of a policy that the most productive employees will receive a monthly bonus. Secondly, numerous conflicts are emerging from the finance departments. We need an urgent solution to increase the productivity of this department.” Answer the following questions:
- How can the company improve the group awareness in the company? (2 marks)
- State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. (3 marks)
- What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure? (3 marks)
- Should the reward system be individual-based or group based? (2 marks)
- What is the role of executive leadership in transformational change? (2 marks)
- Finally, provide a workable solution to the client in not more than 200 words. (3 marks)
Note:
- Use the concepts developed in this course in your answers.
- You must include at least 5 references.
- Format your references using APA style.
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