The weekly textbook concepts for our discussion this week are:
Functional Organizational Structure
Divisional Organizational Structure
Strategic Alliance
Output Control
Management By Objective
Organizational Change Management
Select one of these concepts and find a related article at Fortune Magazine: .cnn.com/magazines/fortune/”>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/or the Wall Street Journal:.wsj.com/”>http://www.WSJ.com(you can use the Wall Street Journal every week for your discussions in this course – try an inexpensive student subscription).
Search by entering your topic in the search box and you will find one (or several articles) to analyze. Remember to focus upon your selected concept in your analysis. After reviewing and analyzing one of the current events articles, post your analysis for your classmates to review.
Post your answer in the following format:
CONCEPT:
ARTICLE SUMMARY:
ARTICLE ANALYSIS:
OPINION:
If you’re the first to enter the Discussion there will only be aRespond button. Otherwise, you will see others’ posting below. Click on the + Expand Allbutton to view all of the entries made by your fellow learners.
