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.