MU0011–Management and Organisational Development

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Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3

MU0011–Management and Organisational Development-4 Credits

(Book ID: B1726)

Assignment (60 Marks)

Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60.

Q1. Define organizational development. What are the assumptions of Organizational Development?

Answer. Organization development (OD) is a deliberately planned effort to increase an organization's relevance and viability. Organizational Development (OD) can be described as the systematic process to change the culture, system and behavior of organization. It is process that helps in solving organizational problems and achieving organizational objectives. Organizational Development works as important mechanism that helps in impressing the organization and its employee

Q2. Describe the following theories of planned change: ‘Lewin’s change model’ and ‘Action research model’.

Answer. The concept of "change management" is a familiar one in most businesses today. But, how businesses manage change (and how successful they are at it) varies enormously depending on the nature of the business, the change and the people involved. And a key part of this depends on how far people within it understand the change process.

Lewin's Model Steps:

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1. Determine what needs to change.

Ø  Survey the organization to understand the current state.

Q3. Describe the components of OD programs and the OD program phase.

Answer. OD programs help organizations run better by addressing the needs of their most precious asset: human capital. OD practitioners bring behavioral science into the boardroom, the conference room and the cubicle.  We address issues of motivation, acknowledgement, appreciation, return on involvement and talent management.

The goal is to engage employees and develop their talents, while positively impacting essential business processes and the bottom line. They look to provide a forum to discuss OD issues and challenges, new thought leadership, and trends in the field and help our membership to stay well-informed and well-

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Q4. What are the ethical dilemmas in practicing OD?

Answer. An ethical dilemma is typically described as a complex situation that involves a conflict between different morals. Ethical dilemmas are commonly found in medicine. For example, deciding whether or not to install a feeding tube on a comatose patient could constitute an ethical dilemma. There are three conditions that must be present for a situation to be considered an ethical dilemma. The first condition occurs in situations when an individual, called the “agent,” must make a decision about which course of action is best. Situations that are uncomfortable but that don’t require a choice are not ethical dilemmas.

The role conflict and ambiguity may produce different types of ethical dilemmas in O. D. practice stemming from the actions of either the consultant or client or both:-

Q5. Define the term downsizing. List the types of downsizing. Explain the significance, misconceptions and effects of downsizing.

Answer. Downsizing:

Significance:

The downsizing merits scholarly attention for several reasons. The first is the implications of administrative license downsizing on promoting private sector activity which has the potential of significantly contributing to economic growth and social stability. An increase in business is conducive to job creation. A study of 80 countries concluded that from 1984 to 1998, private firms created 4 – 80 times as many jobs as public sector firms.

Q6. Organizational learning is an area of knowledge within organizational theory that studies models and theories about the way an organization learns and adapts. Describe the seven steps of initiating such ‘organizational learning’.

Answer. Steps:

Establish an integrated solutions team - The trend today, given the statutory, policy, and regulatory mandates discussed in the introduction, is that acquisitions are conducted by teams of people, working cooperatively toward a common goal. This is the model used by leading or breakthrough organizations, which have come to recognize the limitations of clearly defined roles,

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