Recycled Furnishings is a division of an international home furnishing company called Thor Enterprises. Recycled Furnishings makes glass sofas for outdoor use from recycled bottles and glass. The business has grown rapidly in the last thirty years and now that it has become a division of Thor Enterprises, the company is going international. The shipping manager for Recycled Furnishings has been in his job since the start of the company. He is going to retire. You have been hired as his replacement.

Select an organizational theory that you believe best describes the current shipping manager and which explains the organization and its structure;

Identify the theorist(s) who proposed the theory;

Discuss how the selected organizational theory and theorist fit into the school of thought of that time period.

Address the principles of the theory and how the manager would do his job and interact with his staff.

Using the course readings and your own research, explain in detail how you arrived at your conclusions.