To develop the essay it is important to start from the following questions:

Read the following article about the five basic types of organization proposed by Mintzberg: Mintzberg, H. (1981). Organization design: fashion or fit? (pp. 103-116). Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University.

• Explain how Mintzberg's five basic parts of the organization come together to perform necessary functions. If an organization had to eliminate one of these parts, for example, in downsizing (severe reduction of structure), which of them could it survive without for the longest time? Explain your answer.
• Based on what you know about them, and according to Mintzberg's five organizational types, how would you classify the following organizations: General Electric, Facebook, Toyota Motor Corporation, your college or university, and a local consulting firm?

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