Paper instructions:
Over the past century management theory has evolved and its applicability and influence on current management practice has shifted . With this in mind explore the

following:

1. What might the founding fathers’ of management theory contribute to us as managers today?

2. Which management models can you identify in your workplace? Are they appropriate? Can you indentify potentials for changes and development? Justify your answer

with examples.

Bay the way I can give you the summary of this chapter :

Essentially organizational design refers to how the organization connects and manages the relations between its staff, customers, internal and external

stakeholders, direct and indirect stakeholders in order to conduct its business. Different designs affect the relations in different ways in terms of power,

coordination and control, involvement, and accountability and responsibility.

We look at the forms organizations are taking as well as the reasons for organizational design change. We also look at some of the arguments underpinning design,

such as contingency theory and the contingencies of environment, size, and technologies. Donaldson argues firms must structurally readjust to regain fit with their

environment €“ or die. This unit also considers the view don’t organizations also control and change their environments rather than constantly adapt to their

environment?