Assignment purpose: This assignment reinforces information and concepts presented in this unit. You must justify your responses (as well as your conclusions and interpretations) with facts from your reading assignment. It is recommended that you work through this assignment as you complete your reading assignment.
Assignment Directions:
- You will answer the following questions in complete sentences.
- Your responses should compose at least three pages of content.
- Your paper should be in APA format, including the paper structure, in-text citations, and reference list.
Answer the following items. Each response should be between one and three paragraphs.
- Identify the primary groups that you belong to.Be sure to explain which primary groups have had the most influence in shaping your values and expectations and how changes in these primary group memberships over time influenced these values?
- Keep a log of all of your interactions with various bureaucracies that you encounter throughout the day. (For a more complete understanding of a bureaucracy please refer to your textbook.)Be sure to list the Bureaucracies that you dealt with; state the nature of your business or goal (i.e. why did you deal with each one); describe the outcome; and indicate whether or not you were satisfied with the end result.
- List one example of a creative business that is less bureaucratic than industrial companies used to be?Be sure to explain why you would expect this to be the case.
- In your opinion, will embracing computer technology continue to increase specialization in your chosen career path?Be sure to explain why or why not?
If you felt it will increase specialization, please explain exactly how knowledge of computers (hardware, software, etc.) will help you and help you to benefit those who you are serving and/or leading.