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This assignment seeks to help you understand the answer to a broader concern and that is, why should we study organizations?
• What is the purpose of an organization?
• Why do organizations exist?
• How do managers measure and assess the effectiveness of an organization?
• How can an organization's effectiveness be enhanced through the use of the principals of organization theory?
• How are the meanings of the terms ‘organizational theory' and ‘organizational design' related to each other?
• What is the difference between an organization's structure and its culture?
Hint:
In this chapter, examples are offered that focus on the experiences of Nova Scotia Power, Burntsand, Amazon, Dell Computer and Ontario Power Generation. Where applicable use ideas from these examples to build your responses to these questions.