Organization Design & Development
Assignment 3
Organization Design & Development
Deadline: 28/12/2020 @ 23:59
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
· 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).
· Answer the following questions with 850 Words.
· All students are encouraged to use their own words.
· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Course Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate and analyze the organizational structure and the capability with organization’s strategies. (Lo 1.6)
· Define the human, structural and strategic dimensions of the organizational development (Lo 3.1)
Assignment Instructions:
· Login to Saudi Digital Library (SDL).
· Search for the journal article entitled as ‘Implementing a Holographic Organization Design: The Case of GABO:mi’ by Jacobi, E. (2015) in South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases. 4 (1), 2– 13.
· Read the research article thoroughly alongside Chapter 12 in your textbook and answer the questions for the assignment.
· Besides this research paper use other relevant material to support your answers.
Assignment Question(s):
Part 1:
· Q.1 What is a holographic organization? Describe its characteristics.
(Words 150)
· Q.2 How important is the ‘collective organizational learning’ in the development of a new organization design (i.e. the holographic design)? (Words 150)
· Q.3 Compare a holographic design to a matrix-based structure. What similar advantages could you identify for organizations implementing these structures? (Words 200)
Part 2:
· Q.4 Please refer to table 12.5 in Chapter 12 of your textbook. Then, provide an example of an organization that uses a customer-centric structure. Please justify your answer. (Words 250)
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