1. What inter-organizational strategies might work most successfully as a company expands globally? Why?

2.Draw an organizational chart a business school or college. Outline the major roles and functions. How differentiated is it? Do you think the distribution of authority and division of labor is appropriate? 3.What factors determine the balance between centralization and decentralization and between standardization and mutual adjustment? 4.Under what conditions is an organization likely to prefer (a) a mechanistic structure, (b) an organic structure, or (c) elements of both?

The design challenge is to balance differentiation and integration. Horizontal differentiation creates subunits to facilitate specialization. However, it may lead to subunit orientationa tendency to view one's role in the organization strictly from the perspective of the time frame, goals, and interpersonal orientations of one's subunit.

1. Find an example of a company that has been facing one of the design challenges discussed in this Module. What problem has the company been experiencing? How has it attempted to deal with the problem?