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Organization Theory Assignment

Submitted byJorden Simick(2012B03)

Q1 ) Attending OT lectures is a waste of time as the subject matter has NO

practical relevance to the Management of Organizations. Justify this

Statement - (208 words)

Ans:

We've seen many popular approaches to management (Management byobjectives, T groups, Theory Y, Theory Z, diversification, participativemanagement) come and go with great regularity. According to Staw andEpstein's study of large industrialized companies in the United States, no

significant improvement in organizational performance were observedresulting from an association with some popular management techniques.Scientific Management theory claims that if this approach is adopted,productivity improvement can be achieved. Taylor assumed that workers(in this case, students) are motivated only by financial gains (in this case,marks). However, in reality, not all students are motivated by scoring highmarks, but also by social needs and personal egos.During our summer internship most of the students were told, Dont apply

your Text book knowledge here. Now focusing on this statement, theremust be a reason behind it. n numbers of theory can be formulated on thisbut again this will just be a theory with some random assumptions. So, my

point is a theory on organization management has its own credibility but italso carries a baggage of narrow application.Also there is no empirical evidence that application of these theories leadsto improvement in organizations performance so learning of these theoriesis a waste of time.

Q2 ) The goal of a Full Time B School Student is to produce Industry Ready

Business Managers & Leaders. (as professed by their vision / mission

statements) However, B Schools in India are far from attaining this goal as

hardly 20% of the B school students are found employable by studies such

as Meritrac's. One prominent cause mentioned by Meritrac in its report is

Institutional Isomorphism. You are the Director of SCMHRD, a prominent B

School. What Steps would you take to ensure that 100% of the students are

Industry Ready?

Ans:

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Root Cause Analysis (52 words)

- Reports suggest, recruitment by many firms from the campus has gone

down by 40% in 2012. One of the reasons says, lack of practical knowledge

is hampering growth of MBA graduates. Employers seek out for professional

who can deal with deadlines, pressures and unexpected obstacle rather

than someone who quotes theoretical knowledge.

Key Steps to be taken (48 words)

- Updated Curriculum in tune with Industry requirements (Case studies

focused).

- Application oriented projects and Industry Interactivity Integrated

(Monthly visit to organizations like that of TISS)

- Proper career counseling, mentoring as a part of Course Curriculum.

- Update and re-train faculty in emerging global business perspectives.

Why it will work (50 words)

- Better understanding of the socio-economic, political, technological

and ecological environment and their impact on modern businesses.

- Will acquire working knowledge, skills and hands on experience in thefunctional areas of management

- Counseling and mentoring will keep the students on the right learning

track making it more effective.