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BMIS – Nov 2019 – L1 – Q1c – Organization culture in business

Explains centralization, decentralization, and three advantages of decentralization for a company.

Question

At the last Management meeting of Cool Hearts Ltd, which is a fast-moving consumer product firm with outlets throughout the country, it came out that sales and other targets were being missed as a result of the failure of top managers to involve subordinates in decision-making. You have just joined the company as an Organizational Analyst and have decided to submit a proposed solution to the problem to your Board at its next meeting to be held in two weeks’ time.

Required:
Explain the following:
i) Centralization (2 marks)
ii) Decentralization (2 marks)
iii) THREE (3) advantages Cool Hearts Ltd would gain from decentralizing its operations. (6 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2019

BMIS – May 2020 – L1 – Q1c – Organisation culture in business

Identify the type of organizational culture likely to exist in various organizations based on Charles Handy's model.

Question

Charles Handy identified four types of culture that are found in organisations.

Required:
Which of these cultures is most likely to exist in each of the following organisations? Give your reasons.

i) A large department store with fifteen departments spread across six floors of a building, with an accounts and administration office.

ii) A rail transport company providing passenger transport services.

iii) A firm of architects specialising in the design of small office buildings: the founder of the firm is the senior architect, and there are six other junior architects, none of them partners in the firm.

iv) A software company with a team of eight software experts, providing bespoke software to corporate and government clients.

v) A school providing education to children between the ages of 7 and 18.

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2020

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2b – Organisation culture in business

Explain how organisational culture can positively and negatively influence its performance.

Question

The Management of InvestAfrica, which operates in the investment and risk management industry, has built a strong organisational culture that is now becoming a barrier to realising the company’s future aspirations, particularly since future developments may involve a merger with another company. Management of the company has determined that in order to ‘take the company to the next stage of its growth’ there will need to be significant changes in its internal operations and in the way staff work.

Required:
Explain how the organisational culture might positively and negatively influence its performance. (10 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2018

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2a – Organisation culture in business

Explain the overt and covert aspects of organisational culture.

Question

Some aspects of organisational culture are visible on the surface, like the tip of an iceberg, while others are implicit and submerged within the organization.

Required:
i) Explain what is meant by an overt aspect of organisational culture. (5 marks)
ii) Explain what is meant by a covert aspect of organisational culture. (5 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2018

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q4a – Organisation culture in business

Explain three ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental to an organisation.

Question

a) The informal organisation exists alongside the formal organisation and includes social relationships, informal communication network, behavioral norms, and power structure. Informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental or beneficial to an organisation.

Required:
i) Explain THREE ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental or harmful to an organisation. (6 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2017

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q3b – Organisation culture in business

State five advantages and five disadvantages of a strong organizational culture.

Question

b) Both Peters & Waterman and Deal & Kennedy argued that cultural strength is a powerful factor in shaping the behavior and success of organisations. A ‘strong’ culture is one in which key values are widely shared and intensely held by employees.

Required:
i) State FIVE advantages that a strong culture will bring to an organisation. (5 marks)
ii) State FIVE disadvantages that can exist in an organisation due to the practice of a strong culture. (5 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2017

BMIS – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q3a – Organisation culture in business

Describes the six key elements of the cultural web that influence corporate culture.

Question

Mr. Mensah, the newly appointed Managing Director of Akonu Ltd, is not happy with the current corporate culture because, in his view, it does not support the strategic choices being pursued by the company. Mr. Mensah is determined to change the corporate culture, and he intends to achieve this through investigating the cultural web of the company. He has approached you for advice in this direction.

Required:

State and explain to Mr. Mensah the SIX (6) key elements to be investigated to achieve this purpose.

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
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BMIS – Nov 2019 – L1 – Q1c – Organization culture in business

Explains centralization, decentralization, and three advantages of decentralization for a company.

Question

Required:
Explain the following:
i) Centralization (2 marks)
ii) Decentralization (2 marks)
iii) THREE (3) advantages Cool Hearts Ltd would gain from decentralizing its operations. (6 marks)

Answer

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2019

BMIS – May 2020 – L1 – Q1c – Organisation culture in business

Identify the type of organizational culture likely to exist in various organizations based on Charles Handy's model.

Question

Charles Handy identified four types of culture that are found in organisations.

Required:
Which of these cultures is most likely to exist in each of the following organisations? Give your reasons.

i) A large department store with fifteen departments spread across six floors of a building, with an accounts and administration office.

ii) A rail transport company providing passenger transport services.

iv) A software company with a team of eight software experts, providing bespoke software to corporate and government clients.

v) A school providing education to children between the ages of 7 and 18.

Answer

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2020

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2b – Organisation culture in business

Explain how organisational culture can positively and negatively influence its performance.

Question

Required:
Explain how the organisational culture might positively and negatively influence its performance. (10 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2018

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2a – Organisation culture in business

Explain the overt and covert aspects of organisational culture.

Question

Some aspects of organisational culture are visible on the surface, like the tip of an iceberg, while others are implicit and submerged within the organization.

Required:
i) Explain what is meant by an overt aspect of organisational culture. (5 marks)
ii) Explain what is meant by a covert aspect of organisational culture. (5 marks)

Answer

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: NOV 2018

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q4a – Organisation culture in business

Explain three ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental to an organisation.

Question

Required:
i) Explain THREE ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental or harmful to an organisation. (6 marks)

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2017

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q3b – Organisation culture in business

State five advantages and five disadvantages of a strong organizational culture.

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Topic: Organisation culture in business
Series: MAY 2017

BMIS – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q3a – Organisation culture in business

Describes the six key elements of the cultural web that influence corporate culture.

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Required:

State and explain to Mr. Mensah the SIX (6) key elements to be investigated to achieve this purpose.

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BMIS – Nov 2019 – L1 – Q1c – Organization culture in business

Explains centralization, decentralization, and three advantages of decentralization for a company.

BMIS – May 2020 – L1 – Q1c – Organisation culture in business

Identify the type of organizational culture likely to exist in various organizations based on Charles Handy's model.

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2b – Organisation culture in business

Explain how organisational culture can positively and negatively influence its performance.

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2a – Organisation culture in business

Explain the overt and covert aspects of organisational culture.

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q4a – Organisation culture in business

Explain three ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental to an organisation.

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q3b – Organisation culture in business

State five advantages and five disadvantages of a strong organizational culture.

BMIS – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q3a – Organisation culture in business

Describes the six key elements of the cultural web that influence corporate culture.

BMIS – Nov 2019 – L1 – Q1c – Organization culture in business

Explains centralization, decentralization, and three advantages of decentralization for a company.

BMIS – May 2020 – L1 – Q1c – Organisation culture in business

Identify the type of organizational culture likely to exist in various organizations based on Charles Handy's model.

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2b – Organisation culture in business

Explain how organisational culture can positively and negatively influence its performance.

BMIS – Nov 2018 – L1 – Q2a – Organisation culture in business

Explain the overt and covert aspects of organisational culture.

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q4a – Organisation culture in business

Explain three ways that informal organisational arrangement may be detrimental to an organisation.

BMIS – May 2017 – L1 – Q3b – Organisation culture in business

State five advantages and five disadvantages of a strong organizational culture.

BMIS – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q3a – Organisation culture in business

Describes the six key elements of the cultural web that influence corporate culture.

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