Organization Structure and Design

End-term Examination
MBA, Term-III (2020-2022)

Marks: 40 Time: 2 hours

 All questions are compulsory and carry 8 marks each

 Be precise and to the point. Verbosity does not carry any extra marks.
 Answer all questions in typed form in MS Word File.
 Each question should not exceed more than one page.
 Upload the file in the link provided within 10 minutes from the end of the
examination time, i.e. 4:40 p.m.
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Questions

1. What is a global matrix structure? In which cases you recommend such

structure? Answer in the context of P&G’s GBU Model.

2. Explain Hofstede’s six dimensions of culture? How such identified cultural

dimensions can influence organizational culture, structure and design?

3. Discuss in details Apple’s organizational structure?

4. What is a symbiotic interdependency? How two organizations can establish

such interdependencies?

5. Discuss some of the inter-organizational strategies for managing resource

dependencies?