Organization Design & Development

Part 1:

Please read the case study entitled as “Top Management Team at Ortiv Glass Corporation.” available in your textbook “Organization Development & Change” 10th edition by Cummings, T and Worley, C and answer the following questions:

• Q.1 Why it is important for a group design to be congruent with the larger organization design. Support your answer using two examples from this case study (Words 250-300)

• Q.2 How the group design of Ortiv’s Glass Corporation could positively or negatively impact on the diagnosis of design components at the individual level. (Words 250-300)

Part 2:

Discussion questions: please refer to chapter five in your textbook and answer the following questions on the basis of your understanding:

• Q.3 Discuss why ‘alignment’ is fundamental to diagnosis in OD. (Words 150-200)
• Q.4 Discuss how the rate of change and complexity of environments could influence organizations. (Words 150-200)