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This 3 page paper discusses an article in which the author gives examples of drastic changes in three major types of organizations: armies, prisons and schools. The paper summarizes the article's weaknesses and strengths, and concludes that while the examples are compelling, the author has failed to sufficiently explain the mechanism for change.
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of organizations: armies, prisons and schools. This paper summarizes the articles weaknesses and strengths. Discussion The article (or chapter) starts out very strongly, with three detailed examples of how
organizations change. The author first discusses the success of the German Armys attack on France in World War II-an attack that should not have worked because the Germans had
fewer men, fewer tanks and a marginally smaller air force than that of France, England and Belgium combined. In addition, the attack could hardly be kept a secret, since
it took eighty railroad trains of 55 cars each to move a Panzer division, and once it was unloaded, it stretched out for 70 miles, moving no faster than a
man could walk. Finally, when the division came into the open, it would present its flank to the French; in short, the attack was suicidal. It succeeded and
France surrendered. The next example is of the vast difference among conditions in various prisons. Prisons in Texas were clean, the inmates well-mannered, dressed in clean uniforms and eager
to learn from the instructors who were there to help them, food was good and there were few problems. But in Michigan and Massachusetts, conditions were appalling: inmates
were obscene, food was atrocious, inmates wore what they wanted and they were unkempt; the cells were a mess and there were constant problems. The third example is of George
Washington Carver High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Once considered a "problem school" and "dumping ground" for the worst students in the system, it was a terrible place. Students
were rowdy, even violent, teachers were demoralized, and violence was common on the campus. It too turned around, so that the students were well mannered, polite and eager to
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