1. Does Costco appear to follow the unity of command principle of organization?
2. Did the organizational change of buying the Price Club affect the chain of command by making it a flat organization?
3. Why was coordination probably the most important principle of organization in Costco’s merger with Price Club?
4. Does Costco’s organizational structure reflect centralized or decentralized authority?
5. Based on Chandler’s theory, how has strategy at Costco affected its structure?
6. Would Costco be considered a learning organization? Why or why not?
7. How can Costco use the job characteristics model?
8. Which environmental forces affected Costco decision to change its strategy and structure?
9. Is the use of the decision-making model appropriate in deciding how to change Costco?
10. What are Costco’s strategies at the corporate and business levels?