1) What is organisation? Why according to Coase, might organisations have an efficiency advantage over free market transactions?
2) Why do human organise? Does the arrival of the internet mean that there is less need for traditional organisations?
3) Distinguish between hierarchies, markets and networks as forms of social coordination. Outline DAVID NEEDLE's Business context model and critically assess its value in managing activities in organisations.
4) Why do human NOT organise everything through free markets? What alternative forms of organisation might be used? Why do organisations emerge in an efficient economy?
5) What are networks? How can managers use the network idea to improve the performance of their organisation?
6) How might managers bring networks into their organisation? What strengths and weakness are likely to encounter?
7) Why might managers want to use a network approach to management? How might they they do it?
8) Distinguish between public, private and not for profit organization forms of organisation. Explain why differences of ownership might not matter?
9) Outline some of the most important forms of organisational ownership. What are the differences does ownership make? Are the differences between sectors important?
10) Explain principal agent theory and property rights theory.
2000 words and harvard style referencing.