Assignment:
Organizational Characteristics
Watch the videos for Accelerate! The Evolution of the 21st Century Organization and You Can't Solve 21st Century Problems With 20th Century Thinking: Kent McCuddin at TEDxOmaha.
Identify and research an organization that operates like a 20th century organization but has adopted a structure that manifests 21st century characteristics. Please ensure to use examples from both videos. Explain how you see or detect the differences.
Reference:
Kotter, J. (2013, September 18). Accelerate! The evolution of the 21st century organization [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7EVXnF2aI
McCuddin, K. [TEDx Talks]. (2012, October 29). You can't solve 21st century problems with 20th century thinking: Kent McCuddin at TEDxOmaha [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoxJmIRvE8