Deck 8: Collaborations, Partnerships, and Mergers

Question 1

A collaboration in which power is shared is referred to as a/an ______ relationship.

A) agent to agent
B) principal to staff
C) principal to board
D) principal to principal

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Yankey and Willen describe decreased government funding as an ______ driver of collaboration.

A) internal
B) external
C) outsourced
D) intermingled

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The 3C model describes relationships among organizations as ______.

A) calming, campaigns, and capable
B) calculating, coordinating, and capable
C) coordination, capable, and collaborative
D) cooperation, coordination, and collaboration

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Organizations that collaborate to share suppliers are applying ______ theory.

A) three needs
B) closed systems
C) hierarchy of needs
D) resource dependency

Question 5

Mergers of chapters within a federated organization are ______:

A) takeovers
B) intermergers
C) intramergers
D) collaborations

Question 6

McLaughlin describes the intensity of the commitment that two or more nonprofits must make to each other as ______.

A) capacity
B) leadership
C) integration
D) accountability

Question 7

A proposed merger of two nonprofit organizations failed because senior leadership focused on self-interests. This proposed merger failed due to ______.

A) egos
B) costs
C) politics
D) cultures

Question 8

Mergers that combine units within a single corporate entity are called ______.

A) intramergers
B) joint mergers
C) intermergers
D) corporate integration

Question 9

The boards of directors for Family Eldercare and Meals on Wheels decided not to merge due to ______.

A) internal conflict
B) financial issues
C) client opposition
D) different planning strategies

Question 10

As economies achieve high levels of prosperity, pressures for nonprofits to collaborate _____

A) will likely skyrocket
B) will remain the same
C) will likely start to fall
D) are not likely to abate

Question 11

Organizations that collaborate to develop a shared response to problems are applying ______

A) institutional theory
B) combination theory
C) acceptance theory of organizations
D) Herzberg's theory of satisfiers and dissatisfiers

Question 12

Forrer, Key, and Boyer write that a key characteristic of collaborations is that they are ______.

A) voluntary
B) temporary
C) required by law
D) held accountable

Question 13

A national organization and its local chapters are writing statements outlining how they will share resources. This action is an example of ______.

A) capacity
B) egocentrism
C) transparency
D) establishing autonomy

Question 14

Complex relationships, including mergers, are referred to as ______.

A) capacity
B) teamwork
C) management models
D) strategic restructuring

Question 15

A proposed merger between Operation Smile and Smile Train was canceled due to ______.

A) legal liabilities
B) cultural reasons
C) financial reasons
D) differing strategies

Question 16

Worth defines the corporate integration of one or more nonprofits as ______.

A) teams
B) mergers
C) alliances
D) collaborations

Question 17

Crutchfield and Grant write nonprofit organizations have more impact if they ______.

A) develop strategy
B) raise large amounts of money
C) work with other organizations
D) implement performance measures

Question 18

A nonprofit organization lost its major funder due to a corporate scandal. As a result, the nonprofit needs to merge with another organization to regain its positive image. According to McCormick, the driver for seeking a new merger is ______.

A) capacity
B) liability
C) viability
D) survivability

Question 19

Equality in decision-making is an example of ______ in collaborations.

A) delivery
B) capacity
C) mutuality
D) founder syndrome

Question 20

National nonprofits with local chapters follow one of two principal organization forms--a single corporation or a/an ______.

A) federation
B) joint venture
C) amalgamation
D) strategic alliance

Question 21

An autonomous community homeless shelter worked with a city council to establish warming shelters for homeless individuals. This action is an example of a/an ______.

A) cooperative
C) public service provider relationship
D) independent public service provider relationship
D) private partnership

Question 22

High-performing nonprofit organizations can have isolated impact.

Question 23

A merger requires the total dissolution of one or more former organizations.

Question 24

A nonprofit organization is reviewing its strategic plan to determine if it is ready to participate in a collaboration. The organization is performing which stage of the relationship development process?

A) implementation
B) identification of potential partners
C) self-examination
D) negotiation

Question 25

A/an ______ is formed when two or more organizations combine legal control.

A) merger
B) network
C) ad hoc alliance
D) interpartnership

Question 26

What is a criticism of Kania and Kramer's collective impact model?

A) It requires a dedicated backbone organization.
B) The model includes participation by all sectors within a community.
C) Use of the model created a revolution in community coalition building.
D) It applies a top-down business approach to engage people in the community.

Question 27

Collaboration occurs when two or more organizations work together to achieve common objectives.

Question 28

Each of the terms below refers to a type of nonprofit-corporation relationship except ______.

A) strategic
B) commercial
C) philanthropic
D) government-agent collaboration

Question 29

When two nonprofit organizations merge, they each keep their own identity.

Question 30

Combining organizational units within a single corporate entity is called an "intramerger."

Question 31

According to Carson, the hardest thing for a nonprofit to say to others in collaboration is _______.

A) no
B) yes
C) maybe
D) next year

Question 32

A significant obstacle to successful collaboration is organizational cultures.

Question 33

Explain the concept of strategic alliances as described by La Piana Consulting.

Question 34

A nonprofit organization, a public organization, and a private sector organization joined forces to resolve an unmet community need. According to your textbook author, this relationship may be referred to as a/an ______.

A) trifecta
B) triple alliance
C) trio partnership
D) cross-sector collaboration

Question 35

Ad hoc relationships are long term.

Question 36

When organizations sign a contract, they automatically develop a collaboration.

Question 37

A family health nonprofit organization provides services ranging from neonatal care to end-of-life care. The nonprofit consists of an alliance of various health providers. This statement describes the concept of ______ impact.

A) joint
B) strategic
C) collective
D) compliance

Question 38

The word "merger" has a negative connotation.

Question 39

McLaughlin writes that the models of service delivery are shifting from program innovation to program management.

Question 40

Volunteer emotions may be a deciding factor in a board of directors' decision to merge with another organization.

Question 41

Draw an original model that could be to design successful collective impact partnerships.

Question 42

List and explain two common issues involved in a merger between a national nonprofit and a local chapter. Discuss how those issues may be minimized or maximized.

Question 43

Discuss Wolff's criticisms of Kania and Kramer's collective impact model.

Question 44

When discussing collaborations, what is a driver? Name and explain two types of drivers.

Question 45

Apply the principal to principal theory to cross-sector collaborations.

Question 46

Explain McLaughlin's definitions of collaboration affiliations and alliances.

Question 47

Explain why a nonprofit with diversified sources of revenue would be less inclined to collaborate.

Question 48

Compare and contrast affiliations and alliances.

Question 49

Explain McCormick's three driving forces of an organization's proclivity to collaborate.