To properly analyze the Nazi organization, you must ask the following questions:
- What was the official name of the organization?
- What were the nicknames of the organization?
- When was the organization established?
- When did the organization cease to exist?
- What parent organization (sub-system) did the organization belong to?
- Who were the founders of the organization?
- What was the internal environment of the organization?
- What was the external environment of the organization?
- What was the mission of the organization?
- What was the vision of the organization?
- Who were the internal stakeholders of the organization?
- Who were the external stakeholders of the organization?
- What were the strategic objectives of the organization?
- What were the strategies of the organization?
- What were the strategic plans (financial and operational) of the organization?
- What were the sources of financing for the organization?
- What were the key functions of the organization?
- What was the organizational structure of the organization?
- What were the key tools and methods used by the organization?
- What were the key projects undertaken by the organization?
- What were the key processes used by the organization?
- Who were the leaders and top managers (“the generals”) of the organization?
- Who were the middle managers (“the officers”) of the organization?
- Who were the supervisors and the rank-and-file employees (the NCO and the soldiers) of the organization?
- What was the (corporate) culture of the organization?
- What was the code of conduct of the organization (declared & real)?
- What was the motivation system employed by the organization?
- How efficient was the organization in achieving its objectives and generating aggregate value?
- How criminal were the activities of the organization?