This assignment seeks to help you understand the answer to a broader concern and that is, why should we study organizations?
Please answer the following questions:
• What is the purpose of an organization?
• Why do organizations exist?
• How do managers measure and assess the effectiveness of an organization?
• How can an organization’s effectiveness be enhanced through the use of the principals of organization theory?
• How are the meanings of the terms ‘organizational theory’ and ‘organizational design’ related to each other?
• What is the difference between an organization’s structure and its culture?
Please note you must complete assignment 1 and receive feedback on it before submitting assignment 2. You must complete assignment 2 within two weeks of receiving feedback on assignment 1. You must also complete both assignments within one month of starting this course.
Hint:
In this chapter, examples are offered that focus on the experiences of Nova Scotia Power, Burntsand, Amazon.com, Dell Computer and Ontario Power Generation. Where applicable use ideas from these examples to build your responses to these questions.
Please limit your response to this assignment to a maximum of four single spaced, typed pages. Where necessary please identify relevant theories and examples noted in the text. In some instances, your responses should take the form of a summary, in your own words, of the main ideas of particular sections of the chapter. Please cite your sources in the text and please reference them at the end of your assignment. Please end your write–up with one paragraph that suggests what you think is the importance of this assignment.
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