Week 5
Week 5
Week 5 - Overview & Learning Objectives
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Assigned Readings:
Chapter 5. Interorganizational Relationships.
Overview:
Chapter 5 explores a trend in organizing, which is the increasingly dense web of relationships among organizations. Companies have always been dependent on other organizations for supplies, materials, and information. At one time, it was a matter of a large, powerful company tightening the screws on small suppliers. Today managers handle a whole set of challenging and complex, interorganizational relationships, and a company can choose to develop positive, trusting relationships. Interorganizational research has yielded perspectives such as resource dependence, collaborative networks, population ecology, and institutionalism to explain different approaches.
Chapter 5. Interorganizational Relationships
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
1. Describe an organizational ecosystem and the changing role of management in Interorganizational relationships.
2. Identify types of resource-dependence relationships and their power implications.
3. Explain the role of collaborative networks and the Interorganizational shift from adversaries to partners.
4. Describe key concepts of the population-ecology perspective, including organizational form and niche and the process of change.
5. Compare three mechanisms that lead to institutional similarity identified by the institutional view of organizations.
Discussion Paper
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 5
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 5. Interorganizational Relationships.
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1. Assume you are the manager of a small firm that is dependent on a large manufacturing customer that uses the resource dependence perspective. Put yourself in the position of the small firm, and describe what actions you would take to survive and succeed. What actions would you take from the perspective of the large firm?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words - do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Submitting the Initial Posting: Your initial posting should be completed by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Response to Other Student Postings : Respond substantively to the post of at least two peers, by Friday, 11:59 p.m. EST. A peer response such as “I agree with her,” or “I liked what he said about that” or similar comments are not considered substantive and will not be counted for course credit.
[Continue the discussion through Sunday,11:59 p.m. EST by highlighting differences between your postings and your colleagues' postings. Provide additional insights or alternative perspectives]
Evaluation of posts and responses: Your initial posts and peer responses will be evaluated on the basis of the kind of critical thinking and engagement displayed. The grading rubric evaluates the content based on seven areas:
Content Knowledge & Structure, Critical Thinking, Clarity & Effective Communication, Integration of Knowledge & Articles, Presentation, Writing Mechanics, and Response to Other Students.
How do you feel about the prospect of becoming a manager and having to manage a set of relationships with other companies rather than just managing your own company? Discuss.
The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 - 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to competitive strategy. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.