1) Universities are typically prepared by departments or colleges such as engineering, business, biology, political science and so on. Is this an appropriate structure? What features of the environment support this structure? Are there any aspects of the internal or else external environment that currently or in the near future push for changes in university structures?

2) Organizational design skills are dangerous to career success, however total organizational design or redesign typically is not put in the hands of recently hired managers. Why then is it important for you early in your career to understand the structure and the specific differentiation as well as integration mechanisms of the organization you work in?