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Dba 203: Organisation Theory Question Paper

Dba 203: Organisation Theory

Course:Organisation Theory

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2013

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION-2013/2014
(REGULAR, DAY AND MODULE III)

SECOND YEAR EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

DBA 203: ORGANISATION THEORY
DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2013 TIME: 2.00 P.M.- 4.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer any FOUR Questions.

QUESTION ONE

a) Organisation theory is a ''science''. Why? What is the use of organisation theory to practicing manager?
(10 marks)
b) Discuss the basic elements of the positive approach to organisation politics. What is the logicof the proponents
to this approach? (10 marks)
c) Why is the organisation system said to be a complex system? What are the implications of this complexity to
managers and students? (10 marks)

QUESTION TWO

a) You have been appointed to be the CEO of the University of Nairobi. The University faces a lean environmental capacity.
What levels of centralisation and formalisation do you require to deal with the challenges of a lean environmental
capacity and why? Would you need different levels of structural complexity if the university was facing a rich
environmental capacity? Why? (15 marks)

b) Discuss the basic elements of the Resource Dependency theory. (5 marks)

QUESTION THREE

a) What is organisation conflict? Why would you find it easier to be in conflict than to cooperate in an organisation?
(10 marks)
b) Why would you need different structural designs for environments which are complex form those which are simple?
(10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR

a) Structural complexity should have a curvilinear relationship with technical complexity for an organisation to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
Explain the meaning and the rationale of this statement. (10 marks)

b) Explain the meaning and the rationale of an ambidextrous approach to organisation change.
(10 marks)

QUESTION FIVE

a) Explain Thompson''s levels of interdependence. How is structure related to interdependence and why?
(10 marks)
b) Discuss and give the rationale for each of the three phases of change proposed by Kurt Lewis.
(10 marks)

Dba 203: Organisation Theory Question Paper

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