Question 1

Organizations that follow a K-strategy are founded early in a new environment-they are early entrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A new organization tends to imitate the structure and processes of successful organizations when the environment is highly uncertain and so it needs to search for a structure, strategy, culture, and technology that will increase its chance of survival. This process of imitation results in ________ isomorphism.

Accepted Answer

A)  mimetic 
B)  normative 
C)  coercive 
D)  natural 
A)  mimetic 
B)  normative 
C)  coercive 
D)  natural A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding an organization that follows an r-strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizations following an r-strategy always concentrate their competences and skills to compete for resources in a single niche. 
B)  Typically, organizations use an r-strategy when they are operating in an oligopoly. 
C)  An organization following an r-strategy obtains first-mover advantages. 
D)  Typically, an r-strategy is used by that organization which has diversified its business in unrelated areas. 
A)  Organizations following an r-strategy always concentrate their competences and skills to compete for resources in a single niche. 
B)  Typically, organizations use an r-strategy when they are operating in an oligopoly. 
C)  An organization following an r-strategy obtains first-mover advantages. 
D)  Typically, an r-strategy is used by that organization which has diversified its business in unrelated areas. C

Question 4

Specialists and generalists normally coexist in many environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is the first stage of growth according to Greiner's model of organizational growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  growth through coordination 
B)  growth through direction 
C)  growth through delegation 
D)  growth through creativity 
A)  growth through coordination 
B)  growth through direction 
C)  growth through delegation 
D)  growth through creativity

Question 6

The benefits an organization derives from being an early entrant into a new environment are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  whistle-blower's advantages 
B)  advantages of clustering 
C)  first-mover advantages 
D)  advantages of boundary spanning 
A)  whistle-blower's advantages 
B)  advantages of clustering 
C)  first-mover advantages 
D)  advantages of boundary spanning

Question 7

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, the five stages of decline are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blinded, faulty action, crisis, deregulation, and death 
B)  interruption, direction, crisis, faulty action, and dissolution 
C)  disruption, inaction, coordination, dissolution, and death 
D)  blinded, inaction, faulty action, crisis, and dissolution 
A)  blinded, faulty action, crisis, deregulation, and death 
B)  interruption, direction, crisis, faulty action, and dissolution 
C)  disruption, inaction, coordination, dissolution, and death 
D)  blinded, inaction, faulty action, crisis, and dissolution

Question 8

According to population ecology theory, the availability of resources determines the number of organizations in a population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, which of the following stages immediately follows the "growth through direction" stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  growth through creativity 
B)  growth through delegation 
C)  growth through collaboration 
D)  growth through coordination 
A)  growth through creativity 
B)  growth through delegation 
C)  growth through collaboration 
D)  growth through coordination

Question 10

Explain the difference between specialist strategy and generalist strategy.

Accepted Answer

The difference between a specialist and

Question 11

The organizational growth stage in the organizational life cycle is associated with the greatest chance of failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is an organizational life cycle?

Accepted Answer

An organizational life cycle is a sequen

Question 13

Managers and employees frequently move from one organization to another and bring with them the norms and values of their former employers. This leads to coercive isomorphism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, an organization experiences a crisis of control in the "growth through ________" stage of Greiner's model.

Accepted Answer

A)  coordination 
B)  direction 
C)  delegation 
D)  creativity 
A)  coordination 
B)  direction 
C)  delegation 
D)  creativity

Question 15

The term "liability of newness" refers to the dangers associated with being the first to operate in a new environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the dissolution stage, it cannot recover, and decline is irreversible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The institutional environment is the set of values and norms that govern the behavior of a population of organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ is the process by which organizations in a population become more alike or similar.

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural selection 
B)  Cultural clustering 
C)  Organizational isomorphism 
D)  Organizational institutionalization 
A)  Natural selection 
B)  Cultural clustering 
C)  Organizational isomorphism 
D)  Organizational institutionalization

Question 19

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the ________ stage, its decline becomes irreversible.

Accepted Answer

A)  blinded 
B)  faulty action 
C)  inaction 
D)  dissolution 
A)  blinded 
B)  faulty action 
C)  inaction 
D)  dissolution

Question 20

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, which of the following is most likely to halt the decline of an organization that has reached the crisis stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  using a functional organizational structure 
B)  decreasing the division of labor 
C)  employing a new top-management team 
D)  centralizing decision-making authority 
A)  using a functional organizational structure 
B)  decreasing the division of labor 
C)  employing a new top-management team 
D)  centralizing decision-making authority

Organizations that follow a K-strategy are founded early in a new environment-they are early entrants.

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding an organization that follows an r-strategy?

Specialists and generalists normally coexist in many environments.

Which of the following is the first stage of growth according to Greiner's model of organizational growth?

The benefits an organization derives from being an early entrant into a new environment are called ________.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, the five stages of decline are ________.

According to population ecology theory, the availability of resources determines the number of organizations in a population.

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, which of the following stages immediately follows the "growth through direction" stage?

Explain the difference between specialist strategy and generalist strategy.

The organizational growth stage in the organizational life cycle is associated with the greatest chance of failure.

What is an organizational life cycle?

Managers and employees frequently move from one organization to another and bring with them the norms and values of their former employers. This leads to coercive isomorphism.

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, an organization experiences a crisis of control in the "growth through ________" stage of Greiner's model.

The term "liability of newness" refers to the dangers associated with being the first to operate in a new environment.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the dissolution stage, it cannot recover, and decline is irreversible.

The institutional environment is the set of values and norms that govern the behavior of a population of organizations.

________ is the process by which organizations in a population become more alike or similar.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the ________ stage, its decline becomes irreversible.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, which of the following is most likely to halt the decline of an organization that has reached the crisis stage?

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Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

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

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

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Exam 11: Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Organizations that follow a K-strategy are founded early in a new environment-they are early entrants.

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding an organization that follows an r-strategy?

Specialists and generalists normally coexist in many environments.

Which of the following is the first stage of growth according to Greiner's model of organizational growth?

The benefits an organization derives from being an early entrant into a new environment are called ________.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, the five stages of decline are ________.

According to population ecology theory, the availability of resources determines the number of organizations in a population.

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, which of the following stages immediately follows the "growth through direction" stage?

Explain the difference between specialist strategy and generalist strategy.

The organizational growth stage in the organizational life cycle is associated with the greatest chance of failure.

What is an organizational life cycle?

Managers and employees frequently move from one organization to another and bring with them the norms and values of their former employers. This leads to coercive isomorphism.

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, an organization experiences a crisis of control in the "growth through ________" stage of Greiner's model.

The term "liability of newness" refers to the dangers associated with being the first to operate in a new environment.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the dissolution stage, it cannot recover, and decline is irreversible.

The institutional environment is the set of values and norms that govern the behavior of a population of organizations.

________ is the process by which organizations in a population become more alike or similar.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, when an organization reaches the ________ stage, its decline becomes irreversible.

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, which of the following is most likely to halt the decline of an organization that has reached the crisis stage?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

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

Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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