MGT 404 SEU Job Design at Pepperdine University Case Study Questions

Course Learning Outcomes:

Describe the basic steps of the organizational      development process.

Analyze the human, structural and strategic      dimensions of the organizational development.

Part 1 (2.5 marks):

Please read the case study entitled as “Job Design at Pepperdine University.” available in your textbook “Organization Development & Change”, p.115, in the 10th edition by Cummings, T and Worley, C and answer the following questions: 

1. Describe the culture of Pepperdine University within which an individual job is enriched.

• 2. Explain why it is important for an individual job design to be congruent with the larger organization design. Support your answer using one example from the case.

Part 2 (2.5 marks):

• Please refer to Figure 5.2 in your textbook (comprehensive model for diagnosing organizational system) and answer the following questions based on your understanding:

3. Choose an example of a hypothetical organization and explain the three key inputs (or environmental types) that affect the way such organization could be designed.

4. Choose an example of a hypothetical job position and describe each of its design components at the individual level.