BUMGT1FOM Critical Reflection Organisation theory代写


BUMGT1FOM  Assignment 1 Assessment and Feedback Details Assessment Task One : Critical Reflection Due Date %  SILOs Assessed 4 Critical Reflection Exercises  Week 6 30% 1,2,3,4 Submission Details Milestone & Submission via Turnitin on Moodle Grading Criteria and Feedback See below Description of Task Please answer all the following questions based on Weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5 and submit your answers through Turnitin by the end of Week 6 Answers to each question should be around 250-300 words. You are REQUIRED to use the textbook and relevant journal articles to support your answers (2 to 3 references per question as well as the textbook) 1. The implementation of Scientific Management principles resulted in major changes to the Factory System. Using the article on Morgan's(1997) metaphors (available on Moodle) which of these metaphors applies to Factory system before the implementation of Scientific Management? And which might apply after? Explain your reasoning with reference to the text and other academic sources. (Please have a look at the article on Morgan's Metaphors on Moodle AND chapter 3: The rise of the factory system to support your answer). 2. Rational-bureaucratic organizations are supposed to develop the best means to achieve their goals. Based on your reading of Chapter 5 (pg. 56), what would you say are some of the obstacles to making the "best" decisions about ways to reach a goal or solve a problem? Do some organizations have a more difficult time with this than others? What kinds of goals or problems do they deal with? (Please have a look at chapter 5: Bureaucracy, Rationalisation and Organisation theory to support your answer) 3. Do you think the term used by Barnard -- "common moral purpose" (pg. 103) -- is a good way to describe what happens in work organizations? Why or why not? (Please have a look at chapter 4: The Human Organisation to support your answer) 4. The transformation of organizational forms has given rise to a variety of paradoxical demands. For example, organizations want to achieve both economies of scale and economies of scope; they want to specialize yet be flexible. What do each of these separate demands mean for organizing and managing? Why they all are desired? How can they peacefully co-exist? (Please have a look at Chapter 6 from page 121 onwards: Emerging Organisational Forms: Beyond Fordism to support your answer) BUMGT1FOM  Assignment 1 Grading Criteria Assessment Task 1: Critical Reflections Exercises (30%) Criteria  Standard Exceeded Standard met Standard not met Marks Clarity  A very clear understanding of one’s own thinking and clearly articulating and

BUMGT1FOM Critical Reflection Organisation theory代写 reflecting on the questions. An understanding of one’s own thinking with some articulation and the reflection on the questions No clear understanding of one’s own thinking and no articulation or reflection on the questions. 10 Relevance  Consistently relates to the reflection questions provided and cites examples from the required text Occasionally relates to the reflection questions provided and cites some examples from the required text. Reflection does not relate to the questions provided and provides no examples from required texts. 10 Expression  Expresses opinions and ideas in a clear manner with obvious connection to the topic. Opinions and ideas are stated clearly with occasional lack of connection to the topic. Does not express opinions and ideas clearly and no connection to the topic. 10 Comments /30 BUMGT1FOM Critical Reflection Organisation theory代写