This assignment seeks to help you understand the answer to a broader concern and that is,
what is the role of growth and decline in an organization's life?

Please answer the following questions:

• What are some of the challenges that organizations must overcome if they are to grow beyond the organizational birth stage?

• In general what are some of the changes that should occur in an organization if is to prosper through growth?

• Why is decline a part of an organization's life cycle and what are the stages associated with decline?

• What are some of the actions that managers can take to avoid organizational decline?

Hint:

Nortel is an example of an organization that has experienced dramatic growth and then dramatic decline. Use the World Wide Web to research the history of Nortel. It offers an example that may be useful when responding to these questions.

Please limit your response to this assignment to a maximum of four single spaced, typed pages. Where necessary please identify relevant theories and examples noted in the text. In some instances, your responses should take the form of a summary, in your own words, of the main ideas of particular sections of the chapter. Please cite your sources in the text and please reference them at the end of your assignment. Please end your write-up with one paragraph that suggests what you think is the importance of this assignment