Quiz: Open System Design Elements
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Compare and contrast the traditional adversarial orientation with the new partnership orientation of
interorganizational relationships.
When one think about interorganizational relationship characteristic in the traditional adversarial sense, this author’s
rst thought is “it’s a Dog-eat-dog world”. This is due to the notion that companies took on the market in a fashion as
they cannot depend on other organizations for its success with a high sense of competitiveness. The traditional
adversarial orientation aims to have low dependence.
On the other end of the spectrum, the new partnership orientation seeks to utilize other organizations to decrease
risks with the market through shared equity and coordination on ventures. Although, contracts under this orientation
tend to be longer than that of the traditional orientation, organizational leaders from the separate companies have an
enhance trust amongst parties and provide business assistance to one another outside the contracts in place. For
example, the Walt Disney Company owns Marvels Studios, but collaborates with Sony Pictures as Sony will release of
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The simple, unstable environment
The complex, unstable environment
The simple, stable environment
The complex, stable environment
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the impact of the company’s products and policies on the environment.
strategies to be undertaken in times of adverse economic conditions.
the working conditions of workers hired by contractors.
trending issues on social media sites.
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organization interacts with and is inuenced by numerous diverse external elements.
organization struggles with a compound chain of command.
organization’s performance is negatively affected by internal conicts.
organization markets a broad range of products.
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Spider-Man (animations). Both companies assist in the production and release to benet nancially from said
successful release, but remain separate organizations with their own strategies.
In the Traditional Adversarial orientation, Disney or Sony would aim to monopolize the product, or seek legal
resolution if copyright issues were encroached on. Aside from the copyright issue, only one company would benet
nancially. According to Leonard Greenhalgh, in this new age of partnership orientation, top managers must be
champions for the alliance (between outside organizations) and treat partners like members of their own (Daft, 2023,
p. 199).
Reference:
Daft, R. L. (2023).Organization Theory & Design(13th ed.). Cengage Learning
US.https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/books/9798214350042
(https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/books/9798214350042)
Which of the following environments has the lowest level of uncertainty?
The sociocultural sector of an organization is concerned with issues such as:
A complex environment is one in which an:
dynamics
complexity
uncertainty
compatibility
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Industry sector
Raw materials sector
Government sector
Natural sector
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Simple and unstable with moderate to high uncertainty
Simple and stable with low uncertainty
Complex and unstable with high uncertainty
Complex and stable with low to moderate uncertainty
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government
technology
international
natural
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Environmental _____ refers to heterogeneity, or the number and dissimilarity of external elements.
Divya is the purchasing agent for Chiara’s Chocolates, a company that uses only fair-trade cocoa beans to
manufacture a selection of gourmet chocolate bars and candies sold across North America. Divya typically buys
cocoa beans from suppliers in western Africa and South America. She has just learned that the U.S. government
has levied new tariffs on imported cocoa beans, which drives up their cost. Which sector is having the biggest
impact on Chiara’s Chocolates right now?
Located in central California’s agricultural region, South Coast Fruits processes locally grown fruits of all kinds.
Growers transport their crops to South Coast’s facilities, and the organization then cleans, prepares, and packages
the fruit for sale to grocery stores and other commercial buyers. Into which quadrant of the environmental
uncertainty framework does South Coast Fruits fall?
The _____ sector is a part of the task environment because of globalization and intense competition.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the complex, stable environment?
It has a lower uncertainty level than the simple, stable environment.
It has only a few external environments.
Only a few elements need to be considered for an organization to perform well.
External elements do not change rapidly in this environment.
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Acquisition
Joint Venture
Strategic Alliance
Interlock
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Resource dependence
Population ecology
Collaborative network
Institutionalism
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Mimetic
Coercive
Normative
Arkal Corp. manufactures wooden chairs and Borston Corp. manufactures plastic chairs. Arkal Corp. wants to enter
into a resource-dependence relationship with Borston Corp. Which of the following types of resource-dependence
relationships is most likely to result in Arkal Corp. gaining full control over the joint outcome?
For years, Wells Fargo’s tellers and bankers were instructed to convince customers to take on as many products
and services—such as opening additional checking accounts and credit cards—as they could, whether the
customers needed them or not. In fact, bank employees were pushed so hard to “sell” these products that some of
them illegally set up new products in customers’ names without the customers’ir approval. Managers were aware
of the problem but did little to stop it. Many of the banks customers switched to other banks when the “hard sell”
tactics began, and thousands more terminated their accounts when the illegal activity was revealed. Which type of
interorganizational relationship does this describe?
In business for two years, Bay City Coffee has been a great success. But three months ago, Marina Mochas and
Lattes opened its doors just down the street, and suddenly even the most loyal Bay City customers have been
spotted at Marina Mochas. Bay City’s manager decided to gure out why her new competitor is so appealing by
visiting Marina Mochas in disguise. She was alarmed to discover that Marina has a far more extensive coffee bar
menu, plus it offers snacks and sandwiches. In this instance, which type of forces could cause institutional
adaptation?
Social
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Mimetic forces
Coercive forces
Normative forces
Generic forces
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True
False
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organizational
partnership
operations
collaborative
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The Resource-retention theory
The Environmental resource theory
The Resource-dependence theory
The Economic supply theory
_____ are pressures to achieve standards of professionalism and to adopt techniques that are considered by the
professional community to be up to date and effective.
Companies accept normative pressures to become like one another through a sense of obligation or duty to high
standards of performance.
Brian makes a habit of attending monthly city council meetings to ensure that he’s always aware of local
governmental changes that could affect his manufacturing business. At last night’s meeting, he heard a proposal
that could have a powerful impact on his organization, so he wants to learn more. He remembers that Carol, a city
council member, is also a board member of a regional bank. Brian is a member of the same board, so he reaches
out to Carol to ask for more information on the proposal. Brian is currently performing a(n) _____ role.
Which of the following theories argues that organizations try to minimize their reliance on other organizations for
the supply of important resources and try to inuence the environment to make resources available?
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True
False
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True
False
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Economies of scale
Economies of scope
Low-cost production factors
Innovation
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globalization
standardization
export
multidomestic
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Global matrix structure
Global product structure
Global dynamic structure
In the partnership-orientation view, dependence on another company is seen to increase rather than reduce risks.
The transnational model is useful for large, multinational companies with subsidiaries in many countries that try to
exploit both global and local advantages.
In addition to manufacturing paper and plastic cups that are sold directly to consumers, your organization makes
plastic and paper cups used in fast-food restaurants. Yum! Brands, a huge international organization that owns KFC
and other chains, is your biggest customer in the U.S. However, you’ve realized that if you could set up
manufacturing and distribution centers in strategic locations around the globe, you could potentially become
Yum!’s sole supplier of cups world-wide. Which of the following provides the strongest motivation for you to expand
globally?
A(n) _____ strategy means that competition in each country is handled independently of competition in other
countries.
Which of the following structures is great for standardizing production and sales around the globe?
Global geographic structure
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True
False
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True
False
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linkages
interdependence
collaboration
competition
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transformative
transnational
global
multidomestic
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True
False
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In traditional structures, various centers and subsidiaries can shape the company from the bottom up by developing
creative responses.
Network coordinators coordinate information and activities related to key customer accounts.
With the transnational model, the management philosophy is based on _____ rather than either autonomous
divisions or units being wholly reliant on headquarters for decision making.
The _____ model reects the ultimate in both organizational complexity, with many diverse units, and organizational
coordination, with mechanisms for integrating the varied parts.
Companies that have a presence in multiple countries gain marketing power and synergy compared to the same-
size rm that has a presence in fewer countries.
