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Unit 9 Discussion Topic 1

Discussion Topic

As technology and the global environment have changed, so too have company structures to better organize and capture markets and customers. Review the learning activity concerning organizational structure and then address the Discussion topic 1 below.

Topic 1: Organization Structure

Organization structure:

· Do some research on the Internet and explain what a flat organization structure refers to and then provide an example and explain why it is considered flat.

· Which type of organization will be around in the long term in your opinion? Which organization type (based on structural attributes) would you want to work for?

Topic 2: Cultural Dimensions

As a precursor to the “Looking Ahead” Assignment which you will submit in Unit 10, you will address cultural dimensions as seen in your Learning Activity and the Reading on pages 163–165 from Chapter 5 (Hofstede’s Framework and the GLOBE Framework). Review these and do some research on the Internet. Then address the Discussion topic:

· For a company that has manufacturing facilities in the United States and in China, select two of the five value dimensions from Hofstede’s Framework (from pages 163–165 in Chapter 5), and compare/contrast these dimensions with how the United States facility would be run versus the one in China, based on these work-related values.