Organizational Webform Assignment Week #10
Answer the following four questions in the spaces provided.
1. Name an organization in which you are a member. (This could be a work place, church, sorority/fraternity, club, etc. etc.)
2. Which of the three theories we studied (Weber's, Likert's or Tompkins & Cheney's) best explains how control is exercised in your organization? Explain your answer thoroughly by giving several specific examples.
3. Describe some forms of organizational identification and unobtrusive control that are used in your organization. Then, answer this question: "In what ways are you controlled by these messages?" Be specific and give specific examples.
4. Write a paragraph in which you complete this thought:
"The parts of the transactional model which are most affected by the organizational context are . . . ."