Question 1

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following would fall under the category of "weakness"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A saturated marketplace 
B)  Owners with little expertise 
C)  A tight labor force 
D)  A product that is priced too high for the market 
A)  A saturated marketplace 
B)  Owners with little expertise 
C)  A tight labor force 
D)  A product that is priced too high for the market B

Question 2

Organizations follow equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following theorists assume that organizations have the ability to change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population ecology theorists 
B)  Natural selection theorists 
C)  Isomorphism theorists 
D)  Adaptation theorists (including Greiner) 
A)  Population ecology theorists 
B)  Natural selection theorists 
C)  Isomorphism theorists 
D)  Adaptation theorists (including Greiner) D

Question 4

________ are organizations that concentrate their skills to pursue a narrow range of resources in a single niche.

Accepted Answer

A)  K-strategists 
B)  Globalists 
C)  Specialists 
D)  Generalists 
A)  K-strategists 
B)  Globalists 
C)  Specialists 
D)  Generalists

Question 5

A multidivisional or product team structure can help an organization resolve a crisis of autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nissan managed the decline process by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining its traditional activities 
B)  downsizing 
C)  expanding core competences 
D)  global expansion 
A)  maintaining its traditional activities 
B)  downsizing 
C)  expanding core competences 
D)  global expansion

Question 7

In the creativity stage, an organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses primarily on costs. 
B)  has a high division of labor. 
C)  experiences a crisis of leadership. 
D)  develops a formal structure. 
A)  focuses primarily on costs. 
B)  has a high division of labor. 
C)  experiences a crisis of leadership. 
D)  develops a formal structure.

Question 8

An organization should pursue as much growth as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One reason for the liability of newness is that entrepreneurs tend to adopt a very centralized mechanistic structure which is inappropriate for a young organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ are organizations that spread their skills thinly to compete for a broad range of resources in many niches.

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialists 
B)  Entrepreneurs 
C)  r-strategists 
D)  Generalists 
A)  Specialists 
B)  Entrepreneurs 
C)  r-strategists 
D)  Generalists

Question 11

________ is the set of values and norms that governs the behavior of a population of organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional environment 
B)  Mimetic isomorphism 
C)  Growth theory 
D)  Natural selection 
A)  Institutional environment 
B)  Mimetic isomorphism 
C)  Growth theory 
D)  Natural selection

Question 12

A major reorganization is needed when an organization reaches which of the following stages of decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissolution 
B)  Coordination 
C)  Faulty action 
D)  Crisis 
A)  Dissolution 
B)  Coordination 
C)  Faulty action 
D)  Crisis

Question 13

When an organization within a population focuses on particular sets of resources, it pursues ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational birth 
B)  a population strategy 
C)  an environmental niche strategy 
D)  a generalist strategy 
A)  organizational birth 
B)  a population strategy 
C)  an environmental niche strategy 
D)  a generalist strategy

Question 14

The population ecology model of organizational birth, which is driven by natural selection, implies all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  entrepreneurship keeps the cycle of birth going. 
B)  weak organizations will die. 
C)  new organizations survive if they can stake a claim to an environmental niche. 
D)  a new organization must adopt rules and values that govern the behavior of organizations in its population. 
A)  entrepreneurship keeps the cycle of birth going. 
B)  weak organizations will die. 
C)  new organizations survive if they can stake a claim to an environmental niche. 
D)  a new organization must adopt rules and values that govern the behavior of organizations in its population.

Question 15

In a SWOT analysis, threats are defined as things in the environment that could threaten the success of the business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following controls an organization's behavior when it is in the growth through creativity stage of Greiner's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formalization 
B)  Organizational structure 
C)  Informal organization 
D)  Rules and standard operating procedures 
A)  Formalization 
B)  Organizational structure 
C)  Informal organization 
D)  Rules and standard operating procedures

Question 17

According to Greiner's model of growth, delegation is most likely to follow a crisis of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  leadership 
B)  red tape 
C)  control 
D)  autonomy 
A)  leadership 
B)  red tape 
C)  control 
D)  autonomy

Question 18

Large department stores with demands for different kinds of clothes pursue a specialist strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When an organization is at the dissolution stage:

Accepted Answer

A)  it should use a niche strategy. 
B)  it can recover. 
C)  it should add new divisions. 
D)  it cannot recover. 
A)  it should use a niche strategy. 
B)  it can recover. 
C)  it should add new divisions. 
D)  it cannot recover.

Question 20

An internal labor market can be developed to resolve which of the following crises?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crisis of red tape 
B)  Crisis of autonomy 
C)  Crisis of control 
D)  Crisis of inaction 
A)  Crisis of red tape 
B)  Crisis of autonomy 
C)  Crisis of control 
D)  Crisis of inaction

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following would fall under the category of "weakness"?

Organizations follow equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. This is an example of ________.

Which of the following theorists assume that organizations have the ability to change?

________ are organizations that concentrate their skills to pursue a narrow range of resources in a single niche.

A multidivisional or product team structure can help an organization resolve a crisis of autonomy.

Nissan managed the decline process by ________.

In the creativity stage, an organization:

An organization should pursue as much growth as possible.

One reason for the liability of newness is that entrepreneurs tend to adopt a very centralized mechanistic structure which is inappropriate for a young organization.

________ are organizations that spread their skills thinly to compete for a broad range of resources in many niches.

________ is the set of values and norms that governs the behavior of a population of organizations.

A major reorganization is needed when an organization reaches which of the following stages of decline?

When an organization within a population focuses on particular sets of resources, it pursues ________.

The population ecology model of organizational birth, which is driven by natural selection, implies all of the following except:

In a SWOT analysis, threats are defined as things in the environment that could threaten the success of the business.

Which of the following controls an organization's behavior when it is in the growth through creativity stage of Greiner's model?

According to Greiner's model of growth, delegation is most likely to follow a crisis of ________.

Large department stores with demands for different kinds of clothes pursue a specialist strategy.

When an organization is at the dissolution stage:

An internal labor market can be developed to resolve which of the following crises?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Managing 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 Environment

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Managing Innovation and Change

Decision Making and Organizational Learning

Managing Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following would fall under the category of "weakness"?

Organizations follow equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. This is an example of ________.

Which of the following theorists assume that organizations have the ability to change?

________ are organizations that concentrate their skills to pursue a narrow range of resources in a single niche.

A multidivisional or product team structure can help an organization resolve a crisis of autonomy.

Nissan managed the decline process by ________.

In the creativity stage, an organization:

An organization should pursue as much growth as possible.

One reason for the liability of newness is that entrepreneurs tend to adopt a very centralized mechanistic structure which is inappropriate for a young organization.

________ are organizations that spread their skills thinly to compete for a broad range of resources in many niches.

________ is the set of values and norms that governs the behavior of a population of organizations.

A major reorganization is needed when an organization reaches which of the following stages of decline?

When an organization within a population focuses on particular sets of resources, it pursues ________.

The population ecology model of organizational birth, which is driven by natural selection, implies all of the following except:

In a SWOT analysis, threats are defined as things in the environment that could threaten the success of the business.

Which of the following controls an organization's behavior when it is in the growth through creativity stage of Greiner's model?

According to Greiner's model of growth, delegation is most likely to follow a crisis of ________.

Large department stores with demands for different kinds of clothes pursue a specialist strategy.

When an organization is at the dissolution stage:

An internal labor market can be developed to resolve which of the following crises?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Managing 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 Environment

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Managing Innovation and Change

Decision Making and Organizational Learning

Managing Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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