Exam 5: Interorganizational Relationships

Why is the mindset in North American companies changing away from a traditional adversarial relationship with other companies?

Describe the framework of interorganizational relationships, using the following two questions to help guide your answer: If organizational relationships are competitive, under what perspectives are the organizational types similar versus dissimilar? If organizational relationships are cooperative, under what perspectives are the organizational types similar versus dissimilar?

Which statement best describes the affect on organizational survival, as a principle underlying the population ecology model?

Which of the following is an example of a coercive force?

The population ecology model focuses on organizational diversity and adaptation within a population of organizations.

Which of the following is one example of mimetic force?

The major reasons for collaboration between organizations are sharing risks when entering new markets, mounting expensive new programs, reducing costs, and enhancing organizational profile in selected industries or technologies.

Which of the following did the traditional orientation to other organizations involve?

Which of the following do managers need to manage in an environment of a community of organizations?

What is the social basis for normative forces?

The institutional perspective explains why organizational diversity continuously increases with the appearance of new organizations filling niches left open by established companies.

Which term is defined as the general perspective that an organization's actions are desirable, proper, and appropriate within the environment's system of norms, values, and beliefs?

Generalists are generally more competitive than specialists in the narrow area in which their domains overlap.

Which theory argues that organizations try to minimize their reliance on other organizations for the supply of important materials and try to influence the environment to make sure the materials they need are available?

Why is the following question asked, in the context of a discussion on interorganizational relationships: "Is competition dead?"

The population ecology model claims that large companies cannot adapt to meet a changing environment, so new companies emerge with the appropriate form and skills to serve new needs.

Which of the following is composed of norms and values from stakeholders?

Coercive forces refers to organizations changing to achieve standards of professionalism.

Universities, consulting firms, and professional training institutions develop norms among professional managers.

Discuss how the adversarial versus partnership orientations work among students in class. What carryover from the classroom settings at your university will help or hinder interorganizational relationships you may be managing in the future?