NBS8007 Understanding Organisations 2013-14 Assessment

NBS8007 Understanding Organisations 2013-14 Assessment
Essay One

• Hand-in date–October 28th, 9am

Write an essay with ONE of the following titles:

A. Using examples from the literature discuss whether a positivist, managerialist view is adequate for understanding organisations?

OR

B. Critically discuss the notion of ‘managing culture’ within organisations.

Essay Two

• Hand-in date – December9th, 9am

Write an essay with ONE of the following titles:

A. Do managers need to understand how control and identity operate within organisations?

OR

B. Following the emergence of the post bureaucratic organisation and the limitations highlighted in the bureaucratic dysfunctionalist literature discuss whether scientific management and bureaucracy are still relevant for understanding organisations.

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