Question 1

The costs of negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people are known as the ________ costs.

Accepted Answer

A)  transaction 
B)  historical 
C)  sunk 
D)  opportunity 
A)  transaction 
B)  historical 
C)  sunk 
D)  opportunity

Question 2

________ is the process of moving a value creation activity that was performed inside an organization to outside where it is done by another company.

Accepted Answer

A)  Outsourcing 
B)  Cooptation 
C)  Franchising 
D)  Licensing 
A)  Outsourcing 
B)  Cooptation 
C)  Franchising 
D)  Licensing

Question 3

Which of the following interorganizational strategies for managing symbiotic interdependencies is the most formal?

Accepted Answer

A)  cooptation 
B)  takeover 
C)  strategic alliance 
D)  franchising 
A)  cooptation 
B)  takeover 
C)  strategic alliance 
D)  franchising

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental richness and environmental dynamism are inversely proportional to each other. 
B)  As a company begins to produce a wider variety of products for different groups of customers, its environmental complexity begins to decrease. 
C)  Environmental complexity is a function of the organizational structure selected by a company. 
D)  The more interconnected the forces in an organization's specific and general environments, the more uncertainty the organization faces. 
A)  Environmental richness and environmental dynamism are inversely proportional to each other. 
B)  As a company begins to produce a wider variety of products for different groups of customers, its environmental complexity begins to decrease. 
C)  Environmental complexity is a function of the organizational structure selected by a company. 
D)  The more interconnected the forces in an organization's specific and general environments, the more uncertainty the organization faces.

Question 5

Suppliers are a part of the specific environment of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is the least formal and the least direct way to manage symbiotic interdependencies with suppliers and customers?

Accepted Answer

A)  merger 
B)  developing reputation 
C)  cooptation 
D)  minority ownership 
A)  merger 
B)  developing reputation 
C)  cooptation 
D)  minority ownership

Question 7

As the ________, the environmental uncertainty decreases.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental complexity decreases 
B)  environmental dynamism increases 
C)  environmental richness decreases 
D)  environmental naturalness increases 
A)  environmental complexity decreases 
B)  environmental dynamism increases 
C)  environmental richness decreases 
D)  environmental naturalness increases

Question 8

The term ________ refers to the particular range of goods and services that the organization produces, and the customers and other stakeholders it serves.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational design 
B)  organizational domain 
C)  organizational richness 
D)  organizational structure 
A)  organizational design 
B)  organizational domain 
C)  organizational richness 
D)  organizational structure

Question 9

When a company decides to produce different products for different customers, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of stakeholders decreases 
B)  environmental complexity increases 
C)  the organizational domain decreases 
D)  environmental stability increases 
A)  the number of stakeholders decreases 
B)  environmental complexity increases 
C)  the organizational domain decreases 
D)  environmental stability increases

Question 10

Discuss the resource dependence theory.

Accepted Answer

According to resource dependence theory,

Question 11

A ________ is an association of firms that explicitly agree to coordinate their activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  cartel 
B)  strategic alliance 
C)  collusion 
D)  joint venture 
A)  cartel 
B)  strategic alliance 
C)  collusion 
D)  joint venture

Question 12

Which of the following is most likely to be a reason for poor environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  resources are plentiful 
B)  environmental uncertainty is low 
C)  competition is high 
D)  the country is wealthy 
A)  resources are plentiful 
B)  environmental uncertainty is low 
C)  competition is high 
D)  the country is wealthy

Question 13

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which forces in the specific and general environments change quickly over time and thus contribute to the uncertainty an organization faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental dynamism 
B)  environmental richness 
C)  environmental complexity 
D)  environmental naturalness 
A)  environmental dynamism 
B)  environmental richness 
C)  environmental complexity 
D)  environmental naturalness

Question 14

The alliance resulting from a network is less formal than the alliance resulting from a contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As the ________ of the environment increases, the resources become hard to obtain.

Accepted Answer

A)  complexity 
B)  dynamism 
C)  richness 
D)  depth 
A)  complexity 
B)  dynamism 
C)  richness 
D)  depth

Question 16

Cooptation is a strategy used for managing competitive resource interdependencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An increase in the level of competition leads to a proportionate increase in the level of environmental richness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

McDonald's is trying to determine whether it should make its own fast-food containers or buy them from international suppliers. This decision is a part of the ________ management.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural environment 
B)  competitive interdependency 
C)  global supply chain 
D)  symbiotic interdependency 
A)  structural environment 
B)  competitive interdependency 
C)  global supply chain 
D)  symbiotic interdependency

Question 19

In the context of environmental dynamism, a company is said to be stable if ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of outside stakeholders remains constant 
B)  the number of specific and general forces that an organization has to manage remains stable 
C)  forces affect the supply of resources in a predictable way 
D)  the company is structured as per the matrix organizational structure 
A)  the number of outside stakeholders remains constant 
B)  the number of specific and general forces that an organization has to manage remains stable 
C)  forces affect the supply of resources in a predictable way 
D)  the company is structured as per the matrix organizational structure

Question 20

What is cooptation?

Accepted Answer

Cooptation is a strategy that manages sy

The costs of negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people are known as the ________ costs.

________ is the process of moving a value creation activity that was performed inside an organization to outside where it is done by another company.

Which of the following interorganizational strategies for managing symbiotic interdependencies is the most formal?

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

Suppliers are a part of the specific environment of an organization.

Which of the following is the least formal and the least direct way to manage symbiotic interdependencies with suppliers and customers?

As the ________, the environmental uncertainty decreases.

The term ________ refers to the particular range of goods and services that the organization produces, and the customers and other stakeholders it serves.

When a company decides to produce different products for different customers, ________.

Discuss the resource dependence theory.

A ________ is an association of firms that explicitly agree to coordinate their activities.

Which of the following is most likely to be a reason for poor environment?

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which forces in the specific and general environments change quickly over time and thus contribute to the uncertainty an organization faces?

The alliance resulting from a network is less formal than the alliance resulting from a contract.

As the ________ of the environment increases, the resources become hard to obtain.

Cooptation is a strategy used for managing competitive resource interdependencies.

An increase in the level of competition leads to a proportionate increase in the level of environmental richness.

McDonald's is trying to determine whether it should make its own fast-food containers or buy them from international suppliers. This decision is a part of the ________ management.

In the context of environmental dynamism, a company is said to be stable if ________.

What is cooptation?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 3: Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

The costs of negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people are known as the ________ costs.

________ is the process of moving a value creation activity that was performed inside an organization to outside where it is done by another company.

Which of the following interorganizational strategies for managing symbiotic interdependencies is the most formal?

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

Suppliers are a part of the specific environment of an organization.

Which of the following is the least formal and the least direct way to manage symbiotic interdependencies with suppliers and customers?

As the ________, the environmental uncertainty decreases.

The term ________ refers to the particular range of goods and services that the organization produces, and the customers and other stakeholders it serves.

When a company decides to produce different products for different customers, ________.

Discuss the resource dependence theory.

A ________ is an association of firms that explicitly agree to coordinate their activities.

Which of the following is most likely to be a reason for poor environment?

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which forces in the specific and general environments change quickly over time and thus contribute to the uncertainty an organization faces?

The alliance resulting from a network is less formal than the alliance resulting from a contract.

As the ________ of the environment increases, the resources become hard to obtain.

Cooptation is a strategy used for managing competitive resource interdependencies.

An increase in the level of competition leads to a proportionate increase in the level of environmental richness.

McDonald's is trying to determine whether it should make its own fast-food containers or buy them from international suppliers. This decision is a part of the ________ management.

In the context of environmental dynamism, a company is said to be stable if ________.

What is cooptation?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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