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Group Discussion Board Forum 1: Part 1

Directions: Answer the questions and the whole thread must be 1,000–1,500 words without the word length of the questions, must include at least 3 peer-reviewed references, and must demonstrate course-related knowledge. 

Book to use: Daft, R. L. (2016). Organization theory & design (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781285866345.

1. Chapter 1: Why is shared information so important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organization’s approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design such as: structure, tasks, strategy, and culture.

2. Chapter 1: What are some differences that one might anticipate among the expectations of stakeholder for a nonprofit organization versus a for-profit business? Do you believe nonprofit managers have to pay more attention to stakeholders than business managers?

3. Chapter 2: How might a company’s goals for employee development be related to its goals for innovation and change? How might a company's goals for employee development be related to its goals for productivity? Explain the ways that these types of goals may conflict in an organization?

4. Chapter 2: Suppose you have been asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the police department in a medium-sized community. Where would you begin? How would you proceed? What effectiveness approach would you prefer?

5. Chapter 3: What types of organizational activities do you believe are most likely to be outsourced? What types are least likely?

6. How can/should a biblical worldview be applied?