Principles of Management Essay

Assignment 1: Organizational Design

Post your answers in paragraph form (minimum of 500–600 words) to the questions below to the Discussion Area  Be sure to incorporate your weekly readings, citing your sources using proper APA guidelines (including in-text citations and references). Respond with meaningful feedback that adds value to the discussion to two classmates before the end of the week.

1. Compare and contrast each of the five organizational structures from your reading (functional, divisional, matrix, team-based, and virtual network).
2. If you were to choose one structure in which to work which would you choose and why?
3. Compare the organizational structures of Google and Walmart.
4. Explain what types of control processes might be found in each of the organizational structures.
5. Describe what types of quality management processes might be found in each of the organizational structures.