Discussion 1

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• Negotiating is simple when you and the one you are negotiating with want a similar outcome. Explain a situation that you have encountered, either personal or professional, where you have had to negotiate. Explain using the five steps of the negotiating process.
• The standardization of the government, especially the military are great examples of a bureaucracy. Provide an example of a company or an industry that is a bureaucracy.
• Companies like General Electric have been striving to become boundaryless organization by eliminating the chain-of-command, limitless spans of control, and replacing departments with teams. What would be the pro’s and con’s of applying boundaryless organization concepts to the US auto manufacturing industry?