1. Answer in short answer essay format
When an employee assumes a position in the organization there will be specified powers assigned to the individual based on the position. Within an organization, there may be multiple people at the same level with the same assigned powers. However, for some reason, some will seem to have more power in the organization than others. How can this be?
Answer in short answer essay format
2. In organization theory, there are a wide variety of schools of thought. While the schools of thought have changed over time, some argue that each continues to offer theories that remain applicable to organizations today. One of the earliest schools of thought was that of Scientific management. List the basic foundations of this school of thought. Does this school still have something to offer administrators today? Answer in the affirmative or negative and support your response.