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Running head: UNIT 10 PROJECT: ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSIS Unit 10 Project: Organizational Diagnosis Owen Robinson Capella University 11/26/2009 Professor: Dr. Linda Terry Abstract An organizational analysis and diagnosis was conducted on Giga-Net Solutions (GNS) from the symbolic-interpretive and modernist organization theory perspectives. GNS structure, technology, and organization environment has a major impact on the organization success and management. This paper strives to outline the differences in the symbolic-interpretive and modernist assumptions in an effort of revealing the effectiveness of this organization. This will be accomplished by first, analyzing the operating environment; this is one of the most important†¦show more content†¦. The company provide permanent, temporary and contract recruitment in engineering, IT, and legal services. The company strives to understand client’s objectives and operations in effort of creating effective methodologies that achieve the most appropriate candidates that matches client expectations (Giga-Net Solutions, 2009). The company is one of North Carolina’s fastest growing institutes f or Business and Information Technology training. Giga-Net Solutions uses cutting edge technology and experienced trainers to bring professional IT training in Microsoft, Comptia and Cisco (Giga-Net Solutions, 2009). The company is also the only training company in Raleigh/Durham, and Triangle area to provide Certified Business Professional (CBP) training. The company conducts hands-on training in business development such as Leadership, Business Communication, Customer Service, Project Management, Sales Marketing, and much more. Multiple Perspectives Approach As mentioned early, a multiple perspective is the best approach in understand organization theory. 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