This Inquiry Seminar focuses on the dramatic changes within organizations in the late 20th century as affected by information technology and such elements of change as restructuring, entrepreneurship, and managing the complex organization. Through a series of case analyses, students explore the design of the information age organization and the information infrastructure required to support it. The organizations featured in the cases have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, organizational designs that embody the characteristics of the information age drawn from field research. The course also includes consideration of problem analysis strategies rooted in classical rhetoric as a means to understand better the elements of the cases. 3 credits.