Explain how several current environmental forces $($e$.$g$.,$ globalization, technological advancements$)$ are affecting and will affect organizations and organizational structures$$ effectiveness and efficiency in the near future?

What are ways to classify and describe how industries and organizations fit and do not fit with their external environments?

What are a few industries and$/$or organizations that are fitting well with their current environments? What are a few that are not? Why?

What are some major differences between organic and mechanistic organizational structures and systems?

Why have functional structures been criticized for not accommodating new changes in the environment?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of divisional structures $($e$.$g$.,$ product structure, geographic structure$)?$

How does a product structure specifically help a company focus on customer needs?

What are some challenges of working in a matrix structure, and how do these challenges compare to those in a functional structure?