MS-10

Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2011

MS-10: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN,

DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE

School of Management Studies

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
 ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 10
Course Title : Organizational Design, Development and Change
Assignment Code : MS-10/SEM - I /2011
Coverage : All Blocks

Note: Answer all the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre you are
attached with.

1) Briefly describe different approaches to organizations and explain the 7Ss Model and it’s
relevance.

2) Discuss any four organizational structures and how they contribute to fulfill the demands of
new environment. Give examples.

3) Describe various approaches to job design and their advantages and limitations. Briefly
explain how relevant they are in today’s environment.

4) What is organizational diagnosis? Briefly explain why diagnosis is useful for an

organization? Discuss the role of work-shop and task force in diagnosis and their merits and
demerits. Give examples.

5) What is Organizational Development? Describe different stages of organizational

development. Discuss any two interventions and their contribution to organizational
development. Give examples.