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Three further questions regarding Carson’s Organization Theory:

1. By what mechanism does Carson envision the present political order collapsing? Do you believe his projections are realistic?
2. How does Carson believe social services could and would be provided in the absence of the state? What are the advantages and disadvantages of what he proposes?
3. What evidence does Carson provide for the view that social services were delivered effectively absent the state in the past?

You should also feel free to post any question you might have for Carson.

Welcome to MGMT 654

Kevin Carson’s Organization Theory is a remarkable book, full of provocative insights and unexpected intersections. For this week, please reflect on the following questions:

1. What is the “calculation problem”? Why does Carson believe corporations and similar organizations can suffer from this problem just like states? Do you agree? Why?
2. What does Carson mean by advocating “asymmetric warfare” in the workplace? Do you agree with the position he defends? Why or why not?
3. What subsidies to organizational size does Carson identify? Do you believe these putative subsidies play the roles Carson assigns to them? Why or why not? Are there other subsidies to organizational size he should have identified but did not? Are other factors more important than these subsidies in explaining the large sizes of some organizations? If so, which ones?