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1. Why is technical complexity greatest with continuous-process technology? How does technical complexity affect organizational structure?

2. What core competences give an organization competitive advantage? What are examples of an organization’s functional-level strategies?

3. Why do organizations grow? What types of major crisis is an organization likely to encounter as it grows?

4. Describe and explain how evolutionary change and revolutionary change differ. What are examples of each?

5. What are the differences between the rational and the Carnegie approaches to decision making? What are the differences between the incrementalist and the garbage can models?

6. What is the relationship between quantum and incremental technological change? Why are these types of change important to organizations?

7. Explain how a subunit within an organization can acquire power or influence decision making in their favor.

8. Why is it important to maintain a balance of power between different groups of organizational stakeholders?