Group Discussion Board
Forum 2
Chapter
4: How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning in
an organization 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or
less important in a world where everything quickly changes and crises are a
regular part of organizational life? Why?
Chapter
4: Is changing the organization’s domain a feasible strategy for coping with a
threatening environment? Can you think of an organization in the recent news
that has changed its domain?
Chapter
5: Complete the Chapter 5 Workbook – Management Fads.
Look
up one or two articles on current trends or fads in management. Then, find one
or two articles on a management fad from several years ago. Finally, use an
Internet search engine to locate information on both the current and previous
fads.
Chapter
6: Compare the descriptions of the transnational model described in Chapter 6
to the elements of the learning organization described in Chapter 1. Do you
think the transnational model would work in a huge global firm?
How
can/should a biblical worldview be applied?
