University of Atlanta

Assessment 1
Course Name Due date 100 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 Weight Course Code Date Maximum Marks Learning Outcomes MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change Week 4 20%

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Instructions:
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Read instructions carefully and complete your report

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MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

Assessment item 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Due date: Assessment Weighting: Length: Submission to: Group : week 4 Friday 20% 1400 word and above m_alam_muhammad@yahoo.com 2- 3 students

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Questions:
Part 1 Answers the following questions (30 marks)
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What is the relationship among theory, design, change and organizational structure and culture? (Chapter 1) What is the organizational environment? You need to discuss about specific environment , general environment, environmental complexity, environmental dynamism, environmental richness(Chapter 3)

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What is a business process and why is reengineering a popular instrument of change today? (Chapter 9) Textbook: Organizational Theory, Design, and Change (6th Edition. ISBN 10: 0136087310 / 0-13-608731-0 & ISBN 13: 9780136087311; Publisher: Prentice Hall; Publication Date: 2009)

Part 2
Case study 1 (20 marks)
Read the case study How Nestle Its Global Environment page 89 in your textbook and answer the following questions: 1. List various ways in which Nestle has attempted to manage its environment over time. 2. Why did Nestle change the methods it used to manage its environment? Textbook: Organizational Theory, Design, and Change (6th Edition. ISBN 10: 0136087310 / 0-13-608731-0 & ISBN 13: 9780136087311; Publisher: Prentice Hall; Publication Date: 2009)

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

Part 3
Case study 2 (20 marks)
There is an increase pressure upon the US cooperates. This had lead some major cooperates like McDonald to sift its business into other regions in the world. There is also the high taxation rate in US which makes it difficult for McDonald to gain reasonable amount of profits. In addition, Globalisation plays in important part in such issues, where the increasing interdependence of national companies and increasing cross-border social cultural and technological factors among countries. Regarding the Political factors for McDonald, certain countries have become more market economy-like for example China, which has created a good business opportunity although of being a communist country. This has allowed McDonald to seek new market and become known outside its boundaries. In addition, tax is less in the US which makes easier for McDonald to run its business more effectively and smoothly. The cost of technology in China is less as it is Singapore, and Philippines compared to the US. In addition, many American brands such as Coca Cola have become globally known. So it is a crucial step for McDonald to go global in order to create a huge range of customers and gain access to their demands. So, it is a great business opportunity for McDonald to expand its business international in the countries where legislations is smoother, costs are less and governmental control is more relaxed. However, certain challenges face McDonald in this drastic Strategic Change.

1. You have been recruited as a Senior Change Management Analyst by McDonald and the Board of Governors has commissioned you to write a report on the challenges they may face. Also, you are required to suggest how to face these challenges and solve suggest solutions

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

Instruction

This assignment requires you to write a report (in your own words) in which you will discuss the answers to the questions above in detail citing. Any reference sources must be appropriate for this assignment. Use appropriate headings in your report. Do not present your discussion in question/answer format.

Note: You are NOT writing a systems specification but a business report. Make sure that the above requirements are CLEARLY identifiable to the marker in you report. A simple way of doing this is to turn each requirement into a heading and then discuss it; you may then also need to have subheadings within the discussion of each requirement.

Referencing Guidelines
Please use MLA referencing format

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change

Assignment1 Marking Guide

Weighting 20%

Report
Introduction

Maximum Marks Available 5

Your Marks

Body of the reportaddresses discussion in the assignment

Part 1 questions Part 2 Case study 1 Part 3 Case study 2 Conclusion Part 2, Part 3 Report formatting ( Please see given sample) Referencing (MLA) Total score Final Mark Comments: Signature: Date: 20 30 20 10 5 10 100

MBA 640 Organizational Management and Change