1. Question: Why do you think there is a trend toward greater democracy and decentralization in organizations today? Would a radical decentralized system be effective with Gen Z employees? Why? 2. Question: Big data analytics programs (which analyze massive data sets to make decisions) use gigantic computing power to quantify trends that would be beyond the grasp of human observers. As the use of this quantitative analysis increases, do you think it may decrease the humanity of production in organizations? Why? 3. Question: Can you think of potential drawbacks to retailers using labor-waste elimination systems based on scientific management principles, as described in the text? Do you believe that scientific management characteristics will ever cease to be a part of organizational life, since they are now about 100 years old? Discuss. 4. Question: A management professor once said that for successful management, studying the present was most important, studying the past was next most important, and studying the future should come last. Do you agree? Why