1. On page 41 there is a quote from Bendix that defines "managerial ideology." Dissect

the meaning of this quote and state the meaning of managerial ideology in your

own words (as if you were explaining it to someone else). Which of Morgan's

metaphors is most closely associated with this concept? (Please have a look at

chapter 3: The rise of the factory system to support your answer)

2. Rational-bureaucratic organizations are supposed to develop the best means to

achieve their goals. Based on your reading of Chapter 5 (pg. 56), what would you

say are some of the obstacles to making the "best" decisions about ways to reach a

goal or solve a problem? Do some organizations have a more difficult time with this

than others? What kinds of goals or problems do they deal with? (Please have a

look at chapter 5: Bureaucracy, Rationalisation and Organisation theory to

support your answer)

3. Do you think the term used by Barnard -- "common moral purpose" (pg. 103) -- is a

good way to describe what happens in work organizations? Why or why not?

(Please have a look at chapter 4: The Human Organisation to support your answer)

4. The transformation of organizational forms has given rise to a variety of paradoxical

demands. For example, organizations want to achieve both economies of scale and

economies of scope; they want to specialize yet be flexible. What do each of these

separate demands mean for organizing and managing? Why they all are desired?

How can they peacefully co-exist? (Please have a look at Chapter 6 from page 121

onwards: Emerging Organisational Forms: Beyond Fordism to support your

answer)

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