Essay Assignment
Systems Design II: Laws of Design and System Conceptualization
Stanford University Prison Experiment: Causality, Controlling Patterns, and Growth Mode
Revisit Philip Zimbardo's (1971) Stanford University Prison Experiment. Analyze the experiment in terms of causality, controlling patterns, and its growth mode.
What lessons can be learned from this experiment that can be generalized to business social systems, such as organizational design/organizational structures?
To support this assignment, use at least three credible research references. At least 3 of these references must be outside materials not found in the course readings. Your paper should be 4 pages in length (not including title and references) and conform to the APA format.
Chapters 5, 6, 7 & Appendix 2: Systems Archetypes in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
Ghimire, R. (2014). Virtuous cycles: The Singapore public service and national development. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 73(1), 146-148. doi:10.1111/1467-8500.12070
NPR. (2016). Is America Engaged In A 'Vicious Cycle' Of Jailing The Poor?. Fresh Air.
Wallis, C., August, M., Bacon Jr., P., Billips, M., Crittle, S., Rawe, J., Ripley, A., Johnson, K., Morrissey, S., & Thornburgh, N. (2004). Why did they do it?. Time, 163(20), 38. (Note: This is a classic article.)
Wong, C., Hu, M., & Shiu, J. (2015). Governing the economic transition: How Taiwan transformed its industrial system to attain virtuous cycle development. Review of Policy Research, 32(3), 365-387. doi:10.1111/ropr.12122
Senge, P.M. (2006). The fifth discipline: the art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.