MGMT728 Organizational Development Assignment No 01 Solution & Discussion Due Date: Nov 22, 2016

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MGMT728 Organizational Development Assignment No 01 Solution & Discussion Due Date: Nov 22, 2016

MGMT728 - Organizational Development Assignment No. 1 Solution Fall 2016 Due Date: Nov 22, 2016 

 

Organization development (MGMT728)   

Assignment No.01 

Due Date: 22nd November, 2016 Total Marks: 20 

Topic: “Organization development” 

Learning Objectives

 

 

 

 

Fall2016

• To develop research paper reading skills in students in order to perform in depth analysis of a particular research topic
• To make them familiar with the need of “Organization development and change” and its impact on organizational effectiveness 

Learning Outcomes 

This assignment will enable students to: 

• Know how to go through a research article 
• Analyze the research paper and to contextualize the information presented in it in a particular context. 
• Understand OD attempts and factors influencing it 

Detail of article: 

Read the article titled “        Organization development and change in Chinese state-owned

enterprises: a human resource perspective      by   Jianmin Sun ” available in the  “Downloads”

section of VULMS in MGMT 728 - Module I Readings. 

Based on the article, discuss the following questions:

Q1: List down the environmental trends (any 10) discussed in the article which have created significant compulsion on organizations in China to embrace organizational development programs. Explain any one of the factors that how can it give rise to the need for OD

interventions (only 5 points).                                                   (Marks 5+5, word limit 60+150)

Q2: After reading the article, explain how the culture of an organization and ‘organizational

effectiveness’ are closely related to each other?                                 (Marks 5, word limit 200)

Q3: An important theme emerging from the article is ‘Cultural change can raise significant tensions especially when the individual and organizational interests are not congruent with each other, resultantly practitioners have to face ethical problems.’ Discuss it by giving one

suitable example from Pakistani context.  

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

 

 

(Marks 5, word limit 150)

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• Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS. 
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FORMATTING GUIDELINES:

• Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”. 
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format. 
• You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.
• Use black and blue font colors only. 

 

 

 

REFERENCING GUIDELINES:

• Use APA style for referencing and citation.  For guidance search “APA reference style”

in Google and read various websites containing information for better understanding or visit http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/APA01.html

 

 

 

RULES FOR M  ARKING

Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:

• It is submitted after the due date.
• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
• It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc.
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.

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