Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2018
MS - 10: Organisational Design, Development and Change
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
MS-10
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 10
Course Title : Organisational Design, Development and Change
Assignment Code : MS-10/TMA/SEM-I/2018
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2018
to the coordinator of your study center.
1. Describe the factors that affect organisational design and explain different
approaches in assessing organisational effectiveness with the help of examples.
2. Describe and discuss the trends in the present day work organisations and the role
of management in ‘quality of work life’.
3. What are the different sources of resistance to change? Describe the process of
overcoming resistance to change. Discuss with examples.
4. Enlist the types of organisation structure. Discuss few organisational structures and
identify their type.
5. Explain the concept of workplace and architectural ergonomics with the help of
examples.