In today's tough and uncertain economy, organizations need strong managers to lead its staff toward accomplishing organizational goals. But managers are more than just leaders they're problem solvers, cheerleaders, and planners as well. And managers don't come in onesizefitsall shapes or forms. Managers fulfill many roles and have many different responsibilities at each level of management within an organization. In reference to a business organization, answer the following as indicated:

1. Discuss the learning organization theory and how it is applied and evaluated to achieve organizational objectives.
2. Provide examples of forward and backward integration. Discuss how do each of these strategies help a corporation in its goal of competitive advantage. Moreover, provide an example and show how horizontal integration can add value and competitive advantage to the corporation.
3. As an Augustinian manager, formulate and discuss the organizational policies aligned to the Augustinian values of Unity, Charity and Truth that you would apply in your organization to articulate social responsibility and good governance.