1. Analyze the Acetate Department’s technology, before and after the change, by identifying its task variety and analyzability.
2. As the Acetate Department introduced more elements of advanced information technology, compare the management implications that were achieved to what they could have achieved, according to the textbook.
3. Imagine that the Acetate Department is a column in the previous Workbook exercise. Analyze goals, authority structure, type of technology, etc. as required by the exercise. Then determine if the structure and other characteristics fit the technology.
4. Discuss what improvements you would suggest to the Department, realizing that their financial investment in new technology cannot be turned back.