Application Oriented Discussion Questions

Before accepting this assignment, you have asked Dr. Benrock, CEO of to Z2 Associates, for a few days to contemplate the comprehensive and stressful nature of such an assignment; and to develop key strategies for designing an effective organizational structure and facilitating the development of VRI's global team. During this period of contemplation, you have decided it would be most beneficial to address these issues in a written format to assist you in your final evaluation and decision.

Application Oriented Discussion Questions:

1.In reviewing the parameters of the team expansion assignment, you have decided to prepare a presentation for VRI's executives
(a) describing the nature of VRI's environmental informational complexity and resource needs (Re: The Readaptation Model): and how it effects designing an organizational structure. As part of the presentation, you plan to

(b) introduce the organizational structure you have designed for VRI. In preparation of your plan, you have decided to

(c) to present the organizational design you have developed for VRI's global expansion (describe the organizational structure you would recommend for VRI). Finally, you know the key to long-term success depends of the expansion project means having employees buying into the change. You have decided to

(d) decided to present your process for change.