Reference no: EM132317543
Topic - Designing Organisations
Learning outcomes - The work that you do in this topic will help you to achieve the following learning outcomes in the subject:
- critically analyse and evaluate a variety of management and organisational theories and practices in the context of the contemporary business environment.
- reflect critically on management issues such as ethics, sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship, and how they are shaping 21st century organisations.
We will be looking at three things:
1. What are the contingencies, the things that shape, the choices we make about organisational design?
2. What design options do we have as a managers when implementing organisational design, particularly in a VUCA environment?
3. What evidence is there regarding the impacts that organisational design has on performance?
Learning activity 1 -
Apply the framework of five contingencies to the organisation design in your organisation (or, your part of that organisation). Or, select an organisation that you have some knowledge of.
1. How easy is it to map the contingencies into a real example?
2. Are there any contingencies that are omitted from the framework that you believe shape the choice/s made regarding design?
Learning activity 2 -
So, what's wrong with functional, divisional, geographic and matrix structures in modern business environments? Let's test out the proposition put to you above.
Select one of the traditional structure designs and apply it to an industry of your choice. For example, IT services.
Thinking about the business environment in this industry and perhaps the kinds of strategic goals that organisations tend to follow, critique the practical value of this structure.
Do you agree with the proposition that traditional organisational designs are largely redundant (or, that they should be)?
Case discussion activity: Can a strong culture be too strong?
Using the knowledge that you have gained from this topic and other resources that you locate, answer the following questions:
1. What conflicting values are evident in this case in regard to organisation design?
2. What advice would you give Sudhir Gupta about a way forward that resolves the values conflict?
3. Using the knowledge that you have gained from this topic and additional background information that you can find about organisation design, propose one or more structural forms that you believe would be suitable for Parivar.
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