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C M S College of Engineering, Namakkal – 637 003

Department of Management Studies


BA9265 Organizational Theory, Design and Development

Unit – I

1. Define organization.
2. What are the features of an organization?
3. List out the need for existence of an organization.
4. Bring out the meaning of organizational effectiveness.
5. What is the importance of measuring organizational effectiveness?
6. What is internal systems approach?
7. What is entrepreneurship?
8. What is meant by economies of scale and economies of scope?
9. Define organization theory.
10. What is organizational structure?
11. What do you mean by managing diversity?
12. What is organizational ethics?
13. What is meant by technical approach?
14. Write a note on external resources approach.

Unit – II

1. What are the components of organizational design?


2. State the importance of organizational design.
3. List the determinants of organizational design.
4. Differentiate the concept of organic and mechanic structures.
5. Differentiate between centralization and decentralization.
6. What is standardization?
7. Define socialization.
8. What is differentiation? List its types.
9. Differences between vertical and horizontal differentiation.
10. What is integration?
11. Define formalization.

Unit – III

1. What do you mean by organizational culture?


2. State the ways to sustain the culture of an organization.
3. What are the components of organizational culture?
4. State the types of organizational culture.
5. State the relevance of culture and strategy.
6. Explain the concept of strong and weak culture.
7. State the impact of multinational’s culture on Indian organizations.
8. Write notes on values and norms.

Unit – IV

1. What are the individuals’ reactions to an organizational change?


2. Define change process.
3. According to Kurt Levin, what are the forces for change?
4. Define OD.
5. Differences between evolutionary and revolutionary change.
6. Mention any four reasons for resistance to change.
7. What is strategic change?
8. List out any four OD interventions.
9. Mention the various types of change.
10. Mention the objectives of OD.

Unit – V

1. List out the models of transformation.


2. Write the concept of entrepreneurship.
3. In brief define the concept of organizational learning.
4. List out the stages in organizational life cycle.
5. What is organizational life cycle?
6. What do you mean by transformation?
7. What is decision making?
8. Define Carnegic model.
9. Define Garbage Car model.
10. What is R-strategy and K-strategy?
11. What is innovation?
12. Explain isomorphism and give its types.
13. What is brainstorming?

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