1. Given the lack of formal structure, how important do you think the informal structure becomes? Does Gore’s reliance on committee work slow processes down?

2. Is W.L. Gore a mechanistic or an organic organization? Support your answer with examples from the case.

3. If a new CEO took over W.L. Gore and changed to a traditional hierarchical structure, how would that affect the workers’ job satisfaction?

4. How do you think Gore’s organizational structure affects the division of labour?

5. Can you find any other organizations using this “flat lattice” approach to structure?