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Activity Read the
about the SAS Institute on page 357 and in
a short note on the Business Week website from
June 16, 2008.
SAS is consistently named on Fortune Magazine's
list of
best companies
(click on "Full list).
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What position is SAS on the current
list? What the information on Fortune Magazine suggest about the reasons
why SAS is listed as a "Best Company" for 2008?
- Using what you learned about SAS from the textbook, the Business
Week note and the Fortune Magazine site make a case about whether
SAS's structure fits a mechanistic structure best or fits an
organic structure best. Defend your position.
- Using at least 5 of the "10 Characteristics of Organization
Culture" describe SAS's culture.
Recall that you are not required to submit
responses to individual activities. This activity, as with all
activities is intended to provide you with learning opportunities that
enhance or support the lecture and readings. Questions about this
individual activity will be asked on the quiz and/or the exams. |
