NMIMS Global Access

School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)

Course: Organisational Theory, Structure and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

Assignment Marks: 30

Instructions:

 All Questions carry equal marks.

 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.

 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed.

 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.

For Theoretical Answer For Numerical Answer

Assessment Parameter Weightage Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20% Understanding and usage 20%
Concepts and Application 60% of the formula
related to the question Procedure / Steps 50%
Conclusion 20% Correct Answer & 30%
Interpretation

1. ‘Groceries Unlimited’ has hired you as an HR Consultant to help them improve their
organizational performance. Which internal organizational aspects would you consider
that should be aligned with each other for maximum success? Explain the 7S
framework in the context of this start-up company. Conclude by giving your opinion
on how it will impact performance. (10 Marks)
 NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory, Structure and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

2. Mario always wanted to establish his own retail company. He had all the financial and
physical resources required to begin but he was not aware of the key fundamental
elements of an organization. Why do you think these are important? As an HR
specialist, help him with this task by designing the main organizational elements. Also,
align these with his retail business. (10 Marks)

3. As project leaders, while Julia believes in enhancing each team me mber’s

effectiveness, George believes in focusing on enhancing the overall organizational
effectiveness. This difference of opinion always confuses their team members. Now,
the senior management has realized that it is high time to get the issue sorted. So, the
HR Manager, John Cooper has been assigned the task to devise a standardized and
holistic process of measuring organizational effectiveness. Along with this, the
management has also asked him to come up with a contemporary effectiveness
approach that will replace the traditional approaches. Keeping the above scenario in
mind,

a. Explain how John Cooper will devise a holistic process of measuring organizational
effectiveness. (5 Marks)

b. Explain which, one, contemporary approach will John choose and why?
(5 Marks)

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