Discuss the downsizing process in your own words and provide an example. Discuss the reengineering process in your own words and provide an example. Briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the common organizational structures.

Week 9: Interactive activity
: 9.1 Learning Outcomes
Describe the most common organization structures used today and understand their
strengths and weaknesses. (MLO12.1)
Present the process of downsizing. (MLO12.2)
Describe and evaluate the reengineering intervention. (MLO12.3)
: 9.2 Action Required
:Required Readings
Chapter 12: Restructuring Organizations.
Chapter 13: Employee Involvement.
TEXTBOOK: Cummings, T., & Worley, C. (2015). Organization development and
change. (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN#: 13 9781133190455
.(print), ISBN#: 13 9781285800967 (e-text)
:Recommended Readings
Marwa, Moses & Namusonge, Mary & Kilika, James. (2019). Influence Of
Technostructural Interventions On Organizational Performance: A Case Study Of
Commercial Banks In Kenya. International Journal of Scientific Research and
Management. 7. 10.18535/ijsrm/v7i6.em03.
https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/20077/
Technostructural%20Interventions%20and%20Performance.pdf?sequence=1
Amah, Edwinah & Ahiauzu, Augustine. (2013). Employee involvement and
organizational effectiveness. The Journal of Management Development. 32.
10.1108/JMD-09-2010-0064.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
263379250_Employee_involvement_and_organizational_effectiveness
:Videos
Organizational Restructuring
(Question): 9.3 Test your Knowledge
Discuss the downsizing process in your own words and provide an example.
Discuss the reengineering process in your own words and provide an example.
Briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the common
organizational structures.
Discuss the importance of employee involvement in the decision-making process and
its impact on the organization performance

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