Here is the textbook by Daft, Richard, "Organization Theory and Design" 12th Cengage Learning, 2016.
Read and review and answer the questions:
3. In a rapidly changing organization, are decisions more likely to be made using the rational or political model of organization? Discuss.
7. A financial analyst at Merrill Lynch tried for several months to expose the risks of investments in subprime mortgages, but he couldn't get anyone to pay attention to his claims. How would you evaluate this employee's power? What might he have done to increase his power and call notice to the impending problems at the firm?
9. Some researchers argue that the concept of exchange underlying the principle of reciprocity (trading something of value to another for what you want) is the basis of all influence. Do you agree? Discuss. To what extent do you feel obligated to return a favor that is done for you?