Tip of the Iceberg

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Although fictional in nature , the story in discussion , Tip of the Iceberg , delves on allegories that represent several facts in the field of Business and Marketing , especially those dealing with the principles involved in systems thinking . As such , the story involves a system that is comprised of the penguins , the walruses , the clams , and the very iceberg itself where

their story takes place . Here , the penguins are portrayed as the thinkers of their society , wherein they are responsible for the effects that result from their actions . On the other hand , the walruses serve as the doers , or the labor force from which the society rely upon for the manual labor needed to harvest the clams . The clams in turn serve as the goods , wherein their over-supply seems to have a direct effect on the P-W society . Lastly , the iceberg serve as the society , or the world where all these happens . It is worth noting that just like in our reality , the penguins and walruses were presented with the necessity to care for the wellbeing of their own iceberg

In the story , the P-W 's system that was designed by the penguins was meant to assure that their own supplies of clams will be regularly provided for by the walruses . This scheme was specifically and solely deliberated upon with the sole intent...