Organizational Analysis

BUSI 2133 Organization Theory and Design 11/11 (20S-C-BC)

Assignment 2: OrganizationalAnalysis

Objectives

•To analyze different approaches to organizational design and structure.

•To illustrate how different environments and factors affect the organization structure, design and strategy.

Instructions

•This organizationalanalysis is to be done individually. Carefully read and review the organizationalstudy and write a 1,800-2,000-word organizationalanalysis report, In MS Word, double spaced, 12-point font, APA standards, excluding title page or references.

•Using all the organizational theory and design concepts you learned so far in this course you should analyze the organizationalstudy by answering the two organizationalquestions below while focusing on how the organization changed its structure to achieve its new strategic goals.

•Your organizationalanalysis must include a minimum of 3 external academic resources.

Organizationsassigned to students:

If your student id number ends withThe organization assigned to you for analysis0,

1 or 2British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) www.bcit.ca

3, 4 or 5Vancouver Community College (VCC) www.vcc.ca

6, 7, 8 or 9Douglas collegewww.douglascollege.ca

Assignment Questions:Explain,apply and analyze the following concepts to the organization assignedto you:

•Unit 1: Organization design1.Mintzberg’s Organizational Types ((Professional Bureaucracy, Machine Bureaucracy, Adhocracy or Entrepreneurial startup)2.Mintzberg’s Organizational 5 Basic Parts(Core, Technical Support, Administrative Support, Top Management and Middle Management)

•Unit 2:Organizational Strategy3.Mission, vision, valuesand strategic goals4.Porter’s Competitive Strategies5.Pick ThreeStakeholdersfor this organization and what do they expect from this organization.

•Unit 3:Organizational structure6.Type of organizational structure (Functional, divisional, matrix….etc.)I.Mechanistic and Organic organizationsII.Learning Vs traditional organizationsIII.Vertical vs horizontal communications.

•Unit 3: The External Environment7.External environment (General environment & task environment). Apply only 1general environmentand 1task environmentfactors to the organization.

•Unit 4: Interorganizational Relationships8.Giveonlyone exampleonly of an interorganizational relation for this college and explain which type it is (Collaboration Network, Resources dependence, Institutionalization or Population Ecology)

•Unit 5:Manufacturing and Service Technologies9.Describe the services and or tangible products that your organization provides then state whether you consider this organization a manufacturingorganization, a service organization,or a mix of both and why?

10.Describe the Core Technology (Transformation) Process for the assigned organization.11.Explain the Interdependence and Management Implications (Reciprocal, sequential or pooled) to the selected group project company.•Unit 7: Organizational Culture 12.Give 1exampleof a social capitalactivity that the organization is involved in.And what is your analysis of the possible impact of this activity.13.Explain which culture (Mission, clan, bureaucratic or adaptability) you expect this organization to have. Explain why you choseyour answer.