1. Based on the Case Study on Uber (p.129), please select one of the new forms of organizations (Uber, Airbnb, Amazon, Ebay, Spotify etc.) and use the Ch. 4 theories and concepts to discuss: 1. How do these new organizational forms differ from the old organizational forms (classic bureaucracies)? Are these organizations still bureaucracies or post-bureaucracies (from a modern perspective)? 2. What are the symbols, logos, language, values and practices that these organizations use to enforce their organizational culture and social structure (symbolic perspective)? Please use corporate websites or 1-2 articles to back up your arguments.

2. Based on the McDonald's Case Study on pg. 115 in the textbook and the other sources on McDonaldization, can you please analyze: 1. how did the 6 principles of bureaucracy described by Max Weber have led to McDonaldization? 2. is McDonald's a mechanistic or organic structure? 3. Sociologist George Ritzer had coined the term "McDonaldization of society". Can you please describe how the principles of McDonaldization have infused the rest of our contemporary society?. 5. Can you give examples of other organizations that have fundamentally changed society the way we know it?

3. Based on the video COVID19: Is Working from Home the New Normal?, please respond to the following questions: 1. How is technology facilitating the creation of the digital workplace? 2. What does the research say about the future technological trends in the workplace? 3. How does remote work impact various members of society depending on their social class, gender, race, age, industry or economic sector, level of skill (low skill vs high skill) etc.? 4. Which of the three perspectives (modernist, symbolic and postmodern) would focus on the unequal access of various groups in society to the digital workplace? Please cite 1-2 articles to document your response and provide proper citations.

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