Business

Q.1 Is SEI using an organic or mechanistic design Provide support for your answer.
It is very obvious from the scenario mentioned in the case that SEI is using an organic structure. Briefly, Organic design is the one, which eliminates various tiers of an organization to make horizontal communication possible. This, in a particular situation, is deemed fit to achieve organizations goals. SEI is using organic design, can be supported by various facts. Employees are working in teams moving from one team to another having formal titles. Moreover, authority is not centralized and only the best is considered to be the boss, without having any tag on hisher forehead (Reigle.,  Ronda., 2001). Apart from this, employees are ready to take on others role if needed. Finally, employees can freely wok in different teams, just by communicating verbally to the supervisor, if needed.
     
Q2 What kind of technological interdependence is present at SEI
SEI, being a financial services firm, is bound to be technologically interdependent. Like every other field, global financial markets have become closely interlinked. Without having access to technology, such as internet, a financial analyst wouldnt know if heshe is taking a well informed decision, regarding making an investment or any other matter. 

Q3 What type of organizational design would work best for SEI Explain.
I think SEI can use a middle approach towards its design. Using organic and mechanistic design are two extremes, but there is always a continuum between any two extremes. Since, SEI is in financial services business, where promoting a creative and open culture is not a critical success factor, it can slightly tilt towards a mechanistic design. Because, moving from here and there results in loss of productivity and it is not necessary either, it should be avoided.