CAREFULLY • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) vi

CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) vi

CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions. • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted. Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the basic steps of the organizational development process. 2. Evaluate the strategic role of change in the organization and its impact on organizational performance. 3. Analyze the human, structural and strategic dimensions of organizational development.
Assignment Question(s):
You are a management consultant at Miri & Co Partners; you receive an email from one of your long-term clients stating as follows: “Following an overhaul of the company and a shift from the conventional model to telecommuting, several challenges have emerged. First, the majority ofthe departments are not meeting their monthly targets. This follows an introduction of a policy that the most productive employees will receive a monthly bonus. Secondly, numerous conflicts are emerging from the finance departments. We need an urgent solution to increase the productivity of this department.” Answer the following questions: 1. How can the company improve groupawareness in the company? (3 marks)
2. State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. (3 marks)
3. What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure? (4 marks)
Note:
• Use the concepts developed in this course in your answers.
• You must include at least 5 references.
• Format your references using APA style.
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