Organisational Theory, Structure and Design Dec 2025 Solved Assignments

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Course: Organisational Theory, Structure and Design

NMIMS Centre for Distance and Online Education (NCDOE)
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2025 Examination

Q1 Critically evaluate the CEO’s approach to centralizing decision-making in a fast- growing pharmaceutical company, which has led to delayed product launches and frustrated department heads. Considering the trade-offs between maintaining quality control and empowering leaders, propose an evidence-based strategy for implementing decentralization and effective delegation. Justify how your recommendations  would  enhance  organizational  agility  while  ensuring accountability.”

(10 Marks)

Q2 (A) Reliance Jio entered the Indian telecom market with a disruptive cost-leadership strategy, offering free and affordable data services that rapidly attracted millions of customers. Competitors were compelled to lower prices and revise their business models, while consumers enjoyed better services at reduced costs. However, this also led to concerns about sustainability, profitability, and regulatory challenges.

Apply the concept of cost-leadership and market positioning to evaluate how Reliance Jio’s strategy reshaped the competitive dynamics of the Indian telecom sector.

Q2 (B) Critically analyze how the application of the 7S Framework can help a rapidly expanding e-commerce startup — which has grown from 20 to 500 employees in two years — diagnose and resolve misalignment issues such as unclear roles, inconsistent processes, and declining employee morale. Evaluate which elements of the framework (strategy, structure, systems, shared values, style, staff, skills) should be prioritized to achieve organizational alignment and justify your reasoning.”