- 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?
- What does Carson mean by advocating “asymmetric warfare” in the workplace? Do you agree with the position he defends? Why or why not?
- 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?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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:
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