Discussion Questions
1. Select an organization that you work for, or have worked for, and identify the vision, mission, organizational structure (including the decision making flow) and discuss the culture of the organization. Use the course material to identify the structural (bureaucratic, flat, horizontal, democratic etc.) or cultural type (clan, collaborative, market, adhocracy etc.).
2. Some management theorists suggest that the four pillars do not go far enough to explain how the manager should approach the new 21 st century business landscape and that a systems thinking approach is more comprehensive. Compare and contrast the Fayol's POLC functions of management with the systems thinking approach and determine which is more comprehensive and explain why.