Question 1

Which perspective in the framework of interorganizational relationships represents the rational view?

Accepted Answer

A)  population ecology 
B)  institutionalism 
C)  collaborative network 
D)  resource dependence 
A)  population ecology 
B)  institutionalism 
C)  collaborative network 
D)  resource dependence D

Question 2

Collaboration is being practised when companies join together to become more competitive as a bloc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is an organizational ecosystem? How does this concept impact the changing role of management?

Accepted Answer

An organizational ecosystem is a system formed by the interaction of a community of organizations and its environment. In ecosystems, conflict and cooperation often coexist, so managers need to manage horizontal structures, with many stakeholders and higher degrees of conflict than in the past. Managers need to be skilled at handling both conflict and cooperation.

Question 4

What does the institutional view argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizations do not have legitimacy from their stakeholders. 
B)  A market-based economy was not constructed in Russia because its institutions were corrupt. 
C)  When an organizational field is new, diversity is the norm, but later there is a pressure for them to be more similar. 
D)  Organizations have two essential dimensions: institutional and public. 
A)  Organizations do not have legitimacy from their stakeholders. 
B)  A market-based economy was not constructed in Russia because its institutions were corrupt. 
C)  When an organizational field is new, diversity is the norm, but later there is a pressure for them to be more similar. 
D)  Organizations have two essential dimensions: institutional and public.

Question 5

Which of the following is a basic assumption of the population ecology model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management competence is the biggest factor in the survival of organizations. 
B)  The environment determines which organizations survive or fail. 
C)  Principles of evolution are not applicable to organizations because the fittest don't survive. 
D)  A community of organizations is a closed system. 
A)  Management competence is the biggest factor in the survival of organizations. 
B)  The environment determines which organizations survive or fail. 
C)  Principles of evolution are not applicable to organizations because the fittest don't survive. 
D)  A community of organizations is a closed system.

Question 6

We studied the notion of institutional similarity and the reasons for it. Develop your own theory about the effects of the tendency for institutional similarity on business success.

Accepted Answer

Institutional similarity allow

Question 7

Develop your own explanation/theory of why organizations today find collaboration as important as competition, and why collaborating organizations tend to take on similar characteristics. Would collaboration be enhanced just as easily between organizations that had different characteristics?

Accepted Answer

Organizations collaborate to become more

Question 8

Which of the following best defines resource dependence theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  A small supplier should count on price competition for locking in accounts. 
B)  A small supplier should lock in a single large company for the bulk of its sales. 
C)  Organizations will do whatever is needed to avoid dependence on the environment and increase their autonomy. 
D)  Organizations will set up dependencies when they become more self-reliant. 
A)  A small supplier should count on price competition for locking in accounts. 
B)  A small supplier should lock in a single large company for the bulk of its sales. 
C)  Organizations will do whatever is needed to avoid dependence on the environment and increase their autonomy. 
D)  Organizations will set up dependencies when they become more self-reliant.

Question 9

Which of the following do coercive forces result in?

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  professionalism 
C)  effectiveness 
D)  the appearance of legitimacy 
A)  efficiency 
B)  professionalism 
C)  effectiveness 
D)  the appearance of legitimacy

Question 10

A mentor from an established organization in your industry told you "to reach out and control external sectors that threaten needed resources." How could that be done? In your answer, apply principles from the textbook.

Accepted Answer

You would try to alter the degree of dep

Question 11

Which term refers to relatively enduring resource transactions, flows, and linkages that occur among two or more organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  intranet 
B)  interorganizational relationships 
C)  resource dependence 
D)  institutional environment 
A)  intranet 
B)  interorganizational relationships 
C)  resource dependence 
D)  institutional environment

Question 12

Because of the diversity of products, services, and customers, generalists are able to reallocate resources internally to adapt to a changing environment, whereas specialists are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The technical dimension of an organization is governed by expectations from the external environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify a firm in each stage of the process of ecological change: variation, selection, and retention. Explain why you classified each firm as you did.

Accepted Answer

Commodore was in the variation stage as

Question 15

Which of the following are organizations trying to gain when they become influenced by mimetic, coercive, or normative forces in the institutional environment??

Accepted Answer

A)  greater profit 
B)  greater market share 
C)  greater resource dependency 
D)  greater legitimacy 
A)  greater profit 
B)  greater market share 
C)  greater resource dependency 
D)  greater legitimacy

Question 16

Why do established organizations have a difficult time adapting to a rapidly changing environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are inherently resistant to change. 
B)  There is often a heavy investment in plant and equipment and leadership has an established viewpoint that has been successful. 
C)  When the environment changes, no one can predict if the changes will affect them. 
D)  Leadership could change its approach, but it does not want to change. 
A)  They are inherently resistant to change. 
B)  There is often a heavy investment in plant and equipment and leadership has an established viewpoint that has been successful. 
C)  When the environment changes, no one can predict if the changes will affect them. 
D)  Leadership could change its approach, but it does not want to change.

Question 17

Which of the following perspectives is included in institutional similarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Common structures emerge among organizations in the same field. 
B)  Common training of professionals (managers) results in common analytic processes among organizations in the same field. 
C)  Divergent structures are driven among organizations in the same field for the sake of diversity. 
D)  Divergent analytic processes among organizations in the same field emerge due to managers' training in widely varying functional areas and varying degree programs. 
A)  Common structures emerge among organizations in the same field. 
B)  Common training of professionals (managers) results in common analytic processes among organizations in the same field. 
C)  Divergent structures are driven among organizations in the same field for the sake of diversity. 
D)  Divergent analytic processes among organizations in the same field emerge due to managers' training in widely varying functional areas and varying degree programs.

Question 18

Which of the following provides the best description of an organizational niche?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once found, it makes the process of retention occur. 
B)  It is a person within an organization who is highly specialized. 
C)  It is a domain of unique environmental resources and needs. 
D)  It is found only in Japanese organizations. 
A)  Once found, it makes the process of retention occur. 
B)  It is a person within an organization who is highly specialized. 
C)  It is a domain of unique environmental resources and needs. 
D)  It is found only in Japanese organizations.

Question 19

As new organizational forms continue to emerge some fail and some last. Which of the following is the best label for this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  retention 
B)  variation 
C)  legitimacy 
D)  selection 
A)  retention 
B)  variation 
C)  legitimacy 
D)  selection

Question 20

Which term refers to an entity formed by the interactions of a community of organizations and their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  interorganizational relationship 
B)  organizational ecosystem 
C)  collaboration network 
D)  institutional environment 
A)  interorganizational relationship 
B)  organizational ecosystem 
C)  collaboration network 
D)  institutional environment

Which perspective in the framework of interorganizational relationships represents the rational view?

Collaboration is being practised when companies join together to become more competitive as a bloc.

What is an organizational ecosystem? How does this concept impact the changing role of management?

What does the institutional view argue?

Which of the following is a basic assumption of the population ecology model?

We studied the notion of institutional similarity and the reasons for it. Develop your own theory about the effects of the tendency for institutional similarity on business success.

Develop your own explanation/theory of why organizations today find collaboration as important as competition, and why collaborating organizations tend to take on similar characteristics. Would collaboration be enhanced just as easily between organizations that had different characteristics?

Which of the following best defines resource dependence theory?

Which of the following do coercive forces result in?

A mentor from an established organization in your industry told you "to reach out and control external sectors that threaten needed resources." How could that be done? In your answer, apply principles from the textbook.

Which term refers to relatively enduring resource transactions, flows, and linkages that occur among two or more organizations?

Because of the diversity of products, services, and customers, generalists are able to reallocate resources internally to adapt to a changing environment, whereas specialists are not.

The technical dimension of an organization is governed by expectations from the external environment.

Identify a firm in each stage of the process of ecological change: variation, selection, and retention. Explain why you classified each firm as you did.

Which of the following are organizations trying to gain when they become influenced by mimetic, coercive, or normative forces in the institutional environment??

Why do established organizations have a difficult time adapting to a rapidly changing environment?

Which of the following perspectives is included in institutional similarity?

Which of the following provides the best description of an organizational niche?

As new organizational forms continue to emerge some fail and some last. Which of the following is the best label for this process?

Which term refers to an entity formed by the interactions of a community of organizations and their environment?

Organizations and Organizational Theory

Strategy, Organizational Design, and Effectiveness

Fundamentals of Organizational Structure

The External Environment

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Information Technology and Control

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision-Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters

Exam 5: Interorganizational Relationships

Which perspective in the framework of interorganizational relationships represents the rational view?

Collaboration is being practised when companies join together to become more competitive as a bloc.

What is an organizational ecosystem? How does this concept impact the changing role of management?

What does the institutional view argue?

Which of the following is a basic assumption of the population ecology model?

We studied the notion of institutional similarity and the reasons for it. Develop your own theory about the effects of the tendency for institutional similarity on business success.

Develop your own explanation/theory of why organizations today find collaboration as important as competition, and why collaborating organizations tend to take on similar characteristics. Would collaboration be enhanced just as easily between organizations that had different characteristics?

Which of the following best defines resource dependence theory?

Which of the following do coercive forces result in?

A mentor from an established organization in your industry told you "to reach out and control external sectors that threaten needed resources." How could that be done? In your answer, apply principles from the textbook.

Which term refers to relatively enduring resource transactions, flows, and linkages that occur among two or more organizations?

Because of the diversity of products, services, and customers, generalists are able to reallocate resources internally to adapt to a changing environment, whereas specialists are not.

The technical dimension of an organization is governed by expectations from the external environment.

Identify a firm in each stage of the process of ecological change: variation, selection, and retention. Explain why you classified each firm as you did.

Which of the following are organizations trying to gain when they become influenced by mimetic, coercive, or normative forces in the institutional environment??

Why do established organizations have a difficult time adapting to a rapidly changing environment?

Which of the following perspectives is included in institutional similarity?

Which of the following provides the best description of an organizational niche?

As new organizational forms continue to emerge some fail and some last. Which of the following is the best label for this process?

Which term refers to an entity formed by the interactions of a community of organizations and their environment?

Organizations and Organizational Theory

Strategy, Organizational Design, and Effectiveness

Fundamentals of Organizational Structure

The External Environment

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Information Technology and Control

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision-Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters