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Master of
Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MU0011-Management
and Organisational Development
(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. Discuss the importance of Organizational Development (OD) to
Managers? Highlight some reasons why people resist to change?
Definition
of OD & discuss the importance of OD to Managers - 5
Some reason
why individual resist to change - 5
Answer. Definition of OD:
Theory and
practice of planned, systematic change in the attitudes, beliefs, and values of
the employees through creation and reinforcement of long-term training
programs. OD is action oriented. It starts with a careful organization-wide
analysis of the current situation and of the future requirements, and employs
techniques of behavioral sciences such as behavior modeling, sensitivity
training, and transactional analysis. Its objective is to enable the
organization in adopting-better to the fast-changing external environment of
new markets, regulations, and technologies.
Q2. What is OD Intervention? Discuss
its characteristics?
Definition
of OD Intervention - 2
Explain the
characteristics of OD intervention – 8
Answer. OD is a discipline that combines
research and experience to understanding people, business systems, and their
interactions. The term Intervention refers to a set of sequenced, planned
actions or events intended to help an organization to increase its
effectiveness.
Characteristics of OD intervention
Q3. What are the reasons for setting
up goals in the Organization? List its advantages and disadvantages.
The reasons
for setting up goals in the Organization - 3
Advantages
and disadvantages/ barriers pf goal setting in the Organization – 7
Answer. Reasons for setting up goals
in the Organization
Provides Focus
When
organizations set goals for employees, it shows employees the organization
priorities. Employees then know what to focus on in the coming quarter or year,
thus prioritizing projects and other tasks as they weigh how their work will
impact those goals. It also provides focus for management when deciding on
major projects and how to best divide tasks among employees.
Q4. What do you mean by Learning
Organization? List out the attributes of Learning Organization. Write a short
note on impact of technology in Organization?
Definition
and attributes of Learning Organization - 6
Impact of
technology in Organization – 4
Answer. Organization that acquires knowledge and innovates fast enough to survive and
thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Learning
organizations
(1) create a
culture that encourages and supports continuous employee learning, critical
thinking, and risk taking with new ideas,
(2) allow
mistakes, and value employee contributions,
Q5. Define the term downsizing. List
the types of downsizing. Explain the significance, misconceptions and effects
of downsizing.
Definition
of downsizing - 2
Listing the
types of downsizing - 2
Significance
of downsizing - 2
Misconceptions
- 2
Effects of
downsizing – 2
Answer. Downsizing:
In a
business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the
operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff , with
downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a
temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use
several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early
retirement and transfer to subsidiary companies, but the most common technique
is to simply terminate the employment of a certain number of people.
Q6. Define Learning Organizational?
List the characteristics of learning organization? Explain seven steps of
initiating ‘organizational learning’?
Definition
and characteristics of learning organization - 5
Description
of the seven steps of initiating ‘organizational learning’. – 5
Answer. Learn Organisation:
Organization
that acquires knowledge and innovates fast enough to survive and thrive in a
rapidly changing environment. Learning organizations
(1) Create a
culture that encourages and supports continuous employee learning, critical
thinking, and risk taking with new ideas.
(2) Allow
mistakes, and value employee contributions.
(3) Learn
from experience and experiment.
(4) Disseminate
the new knowledge throughout the organization for incorporation into day-to-day
activities.
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