Using an Organization You Are Familiar with (From Your Readings

question 68

Essay

Using an organization you are familiar with (from your readings or personal experience), place its departments in the quadrants of Perrow's framework. What two factors are used to determine placement of a department in a quadrant? Explain how you applied these two factors in placing your organization's departments in the framework.

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Definitions:

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

A U.S. law enacted in 2002 that aims to protect investors by making corporate disclosures more reliable and accurate.

Enron

A former American energy company known for its massive accounting fraud leading to its bankruptcy.

WorldCom

A major telecommunications company that was involved in a large-scale accounting scandal, leading to its bankruptcy in 2002.

Double Jeopardy

A legal principle that prevents an individual from being tried twice for the same offense in the same jurisdiction, as protected under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.