Exam 3: Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Nova Electronics is a company that manufactures computers. It depends on H&L, Inc. for the supply of microprocessor chips. H&L, Inc. is the only company that manufactures the particular type and quality of microprocessor chips that are required by Nova electronics. The relationship between Nova Electronics and H&L, Inc. is an example of a ________ interdependency.

The union does not like the work rules of an automobile plant. The plant forms a joint union-labor committee and gets key union leaders to join the committee. This is an example of ________.

Which of the following types of strategic alliances is the least formal?

________ interdependencies exist among organizations that need the same scarce inputs and market their products to the same group of potential customers.

Which of the following statements is definitely true regarding environmental dynamism?

A ________ is a group of organizations, each of which owns shares in the other organizations in the group, and all of which work together to further the group's interests. It is a Japanese system.

Which of the following statements is true regarding a cartel?

When an organization is forced to rely on a small number of trading partners, the risk of ________.

Biotechnology companies in Boston have a large pool of high-quality scientists to choose from because of the presence of so many universities in the area. Based on the information given in this case we can say that the biotechnology companies in Boston have a ________ environment.

Cooptation is a strategy that manages symbiotic interdependencies by neutralizing problematic forces in the specific environment.

The environment of an organization is considered to be unstable and dynamic if the organization cannot predict the way in which the forces will change over time.

Symbiotic interdependencies are the interdependencies that exist among organizations that compete for scarce inputs and outputs.

As the level of environmental complexity increases, the level of environmental uncertainty decreases.

A ________ is an agreement that commits two or more companies to share their resources to develop joint new business opportunities.

A defense company decided to sell the services of its scientists to commercial clients. This company is changing its ________.

Describe the various strategies that can be used for managing competitive interdependencies.

According to the ________, an organization should minimize its dependence on other organizations for resources and find ways of influencing them to make resources available.

Which of the following terms refers to the amount of resources available to support an organization's domain?

A joint venture is the least formal type of strategic alliance.

Which of the following terms refers to a strategy that manages symbiotic interdependencies by neutralizing problematic forces in the specific environment?