Homework: Organization Design & Development
Instructions:
a) Login to Saudi Digital Library (SDL).
b) Search for the journal article entitled as ‘Implementing a Holographic Organization Design: The Case of GABO:mi' by Jacobi, E. (2015) in South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases. 4 (1), 2- 13.
c) Read the research article thoroughly alongside Chapter 12 in your textbook and answer the questions for the homework.
d) Besides this research paper use other relevant material to support your answers.
Task
Part I:
• What is a holographic organization? Describe its characteristics. (Words 150)
• How important is the ‘collective organizational learning' in the development of a new organization design (i.e. the holographic design)? (Words 150)
• Compare a holographic design to a matrix-based structure. What similar advantages could you identify for organizations implementing these structures? (Words 200)
Part II:
• Refer to table 12.5 in Chapter 12 of your textbook. Then, provide an example of an organization that uses a customer-centric structure. Justify your answer. (Words 250)
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.