Question 1

An interlocking directorate is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cartels and collusion increase the stability and richness of an organization's environment and reduce the complexity of relations among competitors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The interdependencies that exist between an organization and its suppliers and distributors are known as competitive interdependencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A(n) ________ is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Accepted Answer

A)  interlocking directorate 
B)  strategic alliance 
C)  network 
D)  keiretsu 
A)  interlocking directorate 
B)  strategic alliance 
C)  network 
D)  keiretsu

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to increase the environmental complexity for a company?

Accepted Answer

A)  the company changes its organizational structure from divisional to functional 
B)  the company decreases its number of suppliers 
C)  the company diversifies its business in an entirely new industry 
D)  the company changes its organizational structure from centralized to decentralized 
A)  the company changes its organizational structure from divisional to functional 
B)  the company decreases its number of suppliers 
C)  the company diversifies its business in an entirely new industry 
D)  the company changes its organizational structure from centralized to decentralized

Question 6

A ________ is a strategic alliance among two or more organizations that agree to establish and share the ownership of a new business.

Accepted Answer

A)  collusion 
B)  merger 
C)  joint venture 
D)  cartel 
A)  collusion 
B)  merger 
C)  joint venture 
D)  cartel

Question 7

Both collusions and cartels are illegal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An interlocking directorate is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Cartels and collusion increase the stability and richness of an organization's environment and reduce the complexity of relations among competitors.

The interdependencies that exist between an organization and its suppliers and distributors are known as competitive interdependencies.

A(n) ________ is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Which of the following is most likely to increase the environmental complexity for a company?

A ________ is a strategic alliance among two or more organizations that agree to establish and share the ownership of a new business.

Both collusions and cartels are illegal in the United States.

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

An interlocking directorate is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Cartels and collusion increase the stability and richness of an organization's environment and reduce the complexity of relations among competitors.

The interdependencies that exist between an organization and its suppliers and distributors are known as competitive interdependencies.

A(n) ________ is a linkage that results when a director from one company sits on the board of another company.

Which of the following is most likely to increase the environmental complexity for a company?

A ________ is a strategic alliance among two or more organizations that agree to establish and share the ownership of a new business.

Both collusions and cartels are illegal in the United States.

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

Filters