Strategy and Organizational Planning: by Galbraith

1. The author says that what distinguishes upstream from downstream companies is differences in "factors for success, lessons learned by managers, and the organizations used..." Rank order these by importance. Justify you answer.
2. Can a company really change its center of gravity?

The structuring of organizations: by Mintzberg

1. What does the "getting it all together" approach look like? How does it compare to the "it all depends approach"?
2. How sensitive to fashion and fads is organization structure? Why is that?

1. Does hierarchy aid organizational learning? Why or why not?
2. Which of the forms of organizing did you think was best? Why?

1. What is your reaction to the author's contention that "the days of flat-out, predatory competition are over?"
2. In the ideas of "willingness to rethink" and "there is no single valid rule book for all markets" the authors communicate the idea that nothing is universal? Do you agree?