Organizational Design: Resource Dependence Theory Quiz
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What type of interdependency exists between an organization and its vendors and suppliers or with the dealers and distributors?

  • Dependent interdependency
  • Mutual interdependency
  • Competitive interdependency
  • Symbiotic interdependency (correct)
  • Which strategy for managing symbiotic resource interdependencies involves two or more organizations sharing resources and creating new joint business opportunities?

  • Cooptation
  • Reputation
  • Strategic alliances (correct)
  • Merger and takeover
  • What mechanism is adopted by companies within a country or across countries to manage both symbiotic and competitive interdependencies?

  • Merger and takeover
  • Reputation
  • Cooptation
  • Strategic alliances (correct)
  • Which strategy for managing symbiotic resource interdependencies is the least direct way to manage interdependencies with suppliers and customers?

    <p>Reputation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the least formal mechanism for managing interdependencies with suppliers and customers?

    <p>Reputation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategy manages interdependencies by giving a stake or claim in business to problem-creating forces in a firm's specific environment, satisfying their interests?

    <p>Cooptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which strategy for managing symbiotic resource interdependencies involves an organization being respected for its honest and fair business practices, earning regard and goodwill?

    <p>Reputation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of strategy reduces uncertainty for an organization with the least loss of power and control?

    <p>Cooperative strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory emphasizes that an organization's strategic actions are influenced by resource dependencies on other organizations?

    <p>Resource dependence theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the inter-organizational strategies that manage resource dependencies?

    <p>Inter-organizational resource strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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