Organizational purpose Describe briefly the organization, its purpose and its business: Research is required, with at least TWO (2) references: KFD – Culture & Organizations, Individual Assignment, KU, Singapore

Instructions:

a) Please cite your sources in APA citation format.

b) Include in-text citations and a Reference List (APA Style). You are to provide between 4-5 references.

c) Font type – Arial OR Times New Roman, size 12.

d) You must double space the paper (with the exception of the Reference List).

e) Ensure proper numbering of answers according to the questions.

f) As this is an academic assignment, you should gather information from a variety of sources, eg. books, journals, newspapers, online articles, etc. Please ensure that published sources exceed online materials to meet reliability criterion.

g) LMS submission: Allowed plagiarism rate of ≤ 20%.

h) DO NOT insert any headers or footers (including page numbers) in your assignment as the system will produce an error message. This will affect your plagiarism report and grades.

i) Penalty for late submission: 1-4 days: 5% deducted EACH DAY and more than 4 days: 0 marks

i) Date of submission: Last lesson of CO

Questions

1. Organizational purpose

Describe briefly the organization, its purpose and its business. Research is required, with at least TWO (2) references.

2. Organizational structure

Based on IHiS’ organizational structure in the figure in Appendix B:
a. What form of organizational structure has IHiS adopted?
b. Explain TWO (2) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of this structure for IHiS.

3. According to the article:

a. What are the issues related to organizational culture and processes that have been identified? Include a specific example from the article.

b. Give TWO (2) reasons why this incident is a grave concern for SingHealth.

c. What has been suggested by Mr Bruce Liang to improve organizational culture?

d. In what way will this help IHiS?

4. Was IHiS facing a structured or unstructured problem? Give TWO (2) reasons for your answer.

5. Give an example of a structured problem in IHiS’s workplace.

6. What kind of decision-making style would be the least appropriate for the situation that IHiS was in, as reported in the article? Give reasons for your answer, with at least TWO

(2) references.

7. Apply the first 5 Steps in the Rational Decision-Making Process with elaboration for each step in the context of IHiS’s situation.

8. Identify TWO (2) important leadership qualities of IHiS’s CEO that are necessary for him to transform the organization and to regain the public’s trust in the healthcare industry.

Explain why they are important.