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Question Module 1 - Case INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING Assignment Overview Management is the art and science of coordinating the efforts of others toward the accomplishment of an organizational goal or mission. As such, management encompasses systems of reporting relationships, authority structures, communication systems, and decision-making practices. There are many roles that managers play.The background reading discusses the different levels of management and the types of contribution each level makes. The point is made that organizations are hierarchies and that hierarchies lend themselves to better organization and control. However, sometimes hierarchies can become too inflexible and overly bureaucratic. The assigned video clip from the movie, “Catch 22” demonstrates how upper-level managers can embed policies into organizations with little considerations of their effects “downstream.” As you watch this video, take some notes of examples you see of the following: Bureaucratic Behavior Rules, policies, and procedures Conflict between individual goals and management goals Means-ends inversion Case Assignment View the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yeGMaT3PvI Read the following article from the Trident University Library about the limitations of hierarchy: Cable, J. (2012). For innovation to flourish, “Bureaucracy must die”. Industry Week/IW, 261(6), 54. Hint: Just copy and paste the title of the article into the Library Access search box on the Trident University Portal page. Do not include the author’s name or publication; the article title is all you need. After reading the above article, background material, and reviewing your notes on the video, consider the following questions: