Question 1

An organization that increasingly depends on other organizations will tend to adopt their values and norms so it will become increasingly similar to them. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive isomorphism 
B)  environmental institutionalization 
C)  normative isomorphism 
D)  natural selection

Question 2

A large video company observes that smaller companies are having success with pay-per-view movies and decides to enter the pay-per-view market. According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies is being followed by the large video company?

Accepted Answer

A)  r-strategy 
B)  K-strategy 
C)  specialist strategy 
D)  generalist strategy

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

A large, established organization pursues a broad range of resources in many niches. This company created a new niche in which a new firm could enter and survive. Which of the following strategies is most likely to be used by the organization that enters the newly created niche?

Accepted Answer

A)  r-specialist 
B)  r-generalist 
C)  K-specialist 
D)  K-generalist

Question 5

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, which of the following is most likely to help an organization in the blinded stage to become successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  creating cross-functional teams to reduce conflict 
B)  monitoring internal and external factors to get accurate information 
C)  increasing size of the organization and decreasing division of labor 
D)  centralizing decision-making authority and developing standard operating rules and procedures

Question 6

Many of the top software engineers in an organization left the company because they felt lost in the growing organizational bureaucracy and became frustrated with their lack of autonomy. According to Greiner's model of organizational growth and based on the given information, the company is most likely to be in the "growth through ________" stage of organizational growth.

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity 
B)  association 
C)  direction 
D)  integration

Question 7

Isomorphism is normative when organizations come to resemble one another over time because they indirectly adopt the norms and values of other organizations in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Population ecology theory seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born (and die) in a population of existing organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Early in an environment, as a niche develops and new resources become available, new organizations that begin to operate in this niche tend to be K-generalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following theories seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born (and die) in a population of existing organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  contingency theory 
B)  population ecology theory 
C)  institutional theory 
D)  transaction cost theory

Question 11

According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies advocates entering an environment late, after the uncertainty in that environment is reduced and the correct way to compete is apparent?

Accepted Answer

A)  r-strategy 
B)  generalist strategy 
C)  K-strategy 
D)  specialist strategy

Question 12

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, to resolve the crisis of control, an organization enters into the "growth through ________" stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

According to the population ecology theory, what are the various factors due to which the number of organizational births in a new environment is rapid at first?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about generalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generalists concentrate their competences and skills to compete for resources in a single niche. 
B)  Generalists are more likely to use matrix organizational structure than specialists. 
C)  Generalists are more likely to use product differentiation strategy than the specialists. 
D)  Generalists can often outcompete specialists when there is considerable uncertainty in the environment.

Question 15

According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies advocates entering a new environment early?

Accepted Answer

A)  r-strategy 
B)  K-strategy 
C)  generalist strategy 
D)  specialist strategy

Question 16

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, during which of the following stages of decline an organization has the least chance of survival?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Specialists can often outcompete generalists when there is considerable uncertainty in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An auto manufacturer increased its effectiveness by implementing total quality management (TQM). Many other companies have intentionally imitated this manufacturer in order to increase their effectiveness. This is an example of ________ isomorphism.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 ________ isomorphism.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following stages of the organizational life cycle is associated with the greatest chance of failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational growth 
B)  organizational death 
C)  organizational decline 
D)  organizational birth

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

An organization that increasingly depends on other organizations will tend to adopt their values and norms so it will become increasingly similar to them. This is an example of ________.

A large video company observes that smaller companies are having success with pay-per-view movies and decides to enter the pay-per-view market. According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies is being followed by the large video company?

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

A large, established organization pursues a broad range of resources in many niches. This company created a new niche in which a new firm could enter and survive. Which of the following strategies is most likely to be used by the organization that enters the newly created niche?

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, which of the following is most likely to help an organization in the blinded stage to become successful?

Isomorphism is normative when organizations come to resemble one another over time because they indirectly adopt the norms and values of other organizations in the environment.

Population ecology theory seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born (and die) in a population of existing organizations.

Early in an environment, as a niche develops and new resources become available, new organizations that begin to operate in this niche tend to be K-generalists.

Which of the following theories seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born (and die) in a population of existing organizations?

According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies advocates entering an environment late, after the uncertainty in that environment is reduced and the correct way to compete is apparent?

According to Greiner's model of organizational growth, to resolve the crisis of control, an organization enters into the "growth through ________" stage.

According to the population ecology theory, what are the various factors due to which the number of organizational births in a new environment is rapid at first?

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about generalists?

According to the population ecology theory, which of the following strategies advocates entering a new environment early?

According to Weitzel and Jonsson's model of organizational decline, during which of the following stages of decline an organization has the least chance of survival?

Specialists can often outcompete generalists when there is considerable uncertainty in the environment.

An auto manufacturer increased its effectiveness by implementing total quality management (TQM) . Many other companies have intentionally imitated this manufacturer in order to increase their effectiveness. This is an example of ________ isomorphism.

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 ________ isomorphism.

Which of the following stages of the organizational life cycle is associated with the greatest chance of failure?