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Assessment Criteria All essays will be marked against the following criteria: •Knowledge: your ability to identify appropriate theories in the MOB syllabus, and to describethem accurately; that is, the extent to which you know, understand and can explain what you have been taught during the term. •Application: your ability to apply theory to organisational situations, experiences or events – drawn either from your own experience or from your reading; that is, to use the theory to analyse and understand these situations, experiences or events better. •Evaluation: your ability to evaluate the theories you have learned or to judge their usefulness; that is, to show the extent to which they help/do not help you to understand what happens in groups and organisations and to people in their roles – and why. Bureaucracy 1)Are principles of bureaucracy still relevant to modern day organisations? Critically discuss with reference to relevant theory and support your argument with relevant examples. 2)Critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a bureaucratic organisation. Make reference to relevant theory and support your argument with relevant examples. 3)Compare and contrast the principles of a bureaucratic organisation to those of a post-bureaucratic organisation. Make reference to relevant theory and support your argument with relevant examples. 4)Illustrate the difference in the nature of control exercised in both bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic organisations. Which form of control do you think is more effective? Make reference to relevant theory and support your argument with relevant examples. The Future of Organisational Life 1)Critically discuss the key features of a virtual organisation. Make reference to theoretical ideas and support your argument with relevant examples. 2)Virtual organisations pave the way for new, flexible work models. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages from an employer’s and employee’s perspective. Make reference to relevant literature and support your argument with relevant examples. 3)Discuss the causes and symptoms of stress at work and what strategies organisations are using to support employees. Make reference to relevant literature and support your argument with relevant examples 4)Why should organisations care about the health and well being of their employees? Is it their responsibility? Discuss with reference to relevant literature and relevant examples