1. Identify one typical local business in your community (e.g. fast food, computer retail, or bank) and describe fully the environment that this local business might face, and then explain why it is important for managers to be aware of that environment.
2. Distinguish between a mechanistic and an organic structure. When would you suggest that each be used? Can they be used together in the same organization? How might these prototypes be affected by non-structural means for integration? Explain.