Questions from Organization Theory and Design

Q: Do you personally embrace a commercial logic or a social welfare logic

Do you personally embrace a commercial logic or a social welfare logic? Why do you think you hold to that perspective?

Q: Why would a social enterprise be better able to maintain a strong

Why would a social enterprise be better able to maintain a strong social welfare purpose by choosing other like-minded organizations with which to collaborate?

Q: What do you think would happen if a hybrid organization focused on

What do you think would happen if a hybrid organization focused on profit goals to the exclusion of social goals? If vice-versa? Explain.

Q: Is it reasonable to expect that managers can measure their social and

Is it reasonable to expect that managers can measure their social and environmental performance with the same accuracy as they measure financial outcomes when using a triple bottom line approach?

Q: A survey found that 69 percent of MBA students view maximizing shareholder

A survey found that 69 percent of MBA students view maximizing shareholder value as the primary responsibility of a company. How would that philosophy fit into a hybrid organization?

Q: Benjamin and William Farrington started a small manufacturing business with their father

Benjamin and William Farrington started a small manufacturing business with their father, Samuel Farrington, who was a professor of biomedical science at a major university. They began the business by...

Q: There is research evidence to suggest that employees are happier working for

There is research evidence to suggest that employees are happier working for a company that provides them with opportunities to contribute to environmental sustainability. Why do you think this would...

Q: Where would your university or college department be located on Perrow’s technology

Where would your university or college department be located on Perrow’s technology framework? Should a department devoted exclusively to teaching be in a different quadrant from a department devoted...

Q: To what extent does the development of new technologies simplify and routinize

To what extent does the development of new technologies simplify and routinize the jobs of employees? Can you give an example? Can new technology also lead to jobs with greater variety and complexity?...

Q: What is the difference between “reluctance to simplify” and “

What is the difference between “reluctance to simplify” and “sensitivity to operations” in a high reliability organization?