Organisational Design Development and Change

IGNOU MBA MS-10 Solved Assignments 2010

Course Code : MS-10

Course Title : Organizational design, development and change

Assignment Code : MS-10/SEM-I/2010

Coverage : All Blocks

1.Discuss the meaning and purpose of the organizations design. Describe the factors affecting organization design with the help of the examples from the organizations you are familiar with. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to.

Solution: Organization Design and Purpose

The organizational design is a systems model based on the rapid sharing of information through computer technology. This design can be applied to both bureaucracies and organic structures.

Contingency Theory

The organization’s structure must be matched to its environment to enhance performance.

The optimal form of an organization is contingent on the circumstances faced by that organization including patients, third-party payers, regulators, and personnel.

Chaos Theory

Based upon the belief in the uncertainty and unpredictability of the environment, chaos theory asserts that organizations are living, self-organizing systems that are complex and self-adaptive.

The system moves between order and chaos and is only stable temporarily.

Organization design is central to an enterprise’s ability to be market driven, adaptive, innovative, and more – in short, to be able to compete effectively.

The design  approach is guided by the following core principles:

Organization design is more than just structure – it is the integration of structure, processes, people, culture, systems and technology          

   Strategy is the starting point – organization design must be driven by, and supportive of, overall strategy       

   Clarity and accountability underpin sound organization design –when good people know what to do and are held accountable, they achieve results      

   Transitioning to a new organization end-state requires an integrated approach to change management    

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