Organization Theory Question Paper

Organization Theory

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2011

QUESTION ONE
a) "Organization theory is a science". Do you agree with the statement? Why? Of what use is theory to a practicing manager? ( 10 Marks)
b)"Organizations are closed systems". What does the statement mean? To what extent is the statement true? ( 10 marks)
c) Explain briefly the basic principles proposed by Mary Parker Follet (10 Marks)

QUESTION TWO
You have been appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ABC Limited, a company manufacturing bolts and nails in Nairobi. Required:
a) State any three goals the company might like to pursue (3 Marks)
b) State any three goals anyone employee of the company might have (3 Marks)
c) Explain briefly how anyone of your company's goals might be incompatible with anyone of the employee's goals ( 3 Marks)
a)Discuss and critically evaluate any two techniques you might use to set your organization's goals ( 12 Marks)
b) Why do you think setting organizations goals is such a challenge? (4 Marks)
c) What is an operative goal? ( 5 Marks}

QUESTION THREE
a) Discuss any three principles of the theory of bureaucracy, (6 Marks)
b) In which ways do you think each of the principles would be of no use to you as a manager in a 21st century organization? (6 marks)
c) What is an open system? (3 Marks)
d) Why do we need to treat our organization as an open system (5 Marks)

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