13/12/1 Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis Feedback — Week 9 - Quiz Help You submitted this quiz on Sat 30 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST. You got a score of 7.00 out of 7.00. Question 1 Neoinstitutional Theory and Organizational Legitimacy Which of the following statements about Regulatory Institutions are true (select all that apply)? Your Answer Regulatory institutions influence organizational behavior through shared, informal guidelines about what actions are appropriate and how one should and should not behave. Score 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 Explanation Regulatory institutions constrain organizational behavior through explicit rules, laws, and incentives. Regulatory institutions are taken-for-granted behaviors and routines that are deeply ingrained. Because of regulatory institutions, alternative ways of doing things are often inconceivable. Regulatory institutions are one way of controlling an organization’s behavior and rendering it into scripted forms that are deemed legitimate and ideal. Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 2 Institutions and Organizational Legitimacy https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=554651 1/4 13/12/1 Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis Which of the following statements are most in line with Neoinstitutional Theory, as opposed to Resource Dependence Theory (select all that apply)? Your Answer Score Organizations change as managers attempt to minimize 0.20 Organizational fields are the primary unity of analysis. 0.20 Legitimacy is critical for organizational survival. 0.20 Resources are critical for organizational survival. 0.20 Organizations in a given field will tend to look increasingly 0.20 Explanation their dependence on other organizations and their resources. similar as rational myths spread. Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 3 Neoinstitutional Theory and Application True or false: Rationalized myths are institutional rules that organizations incorporate (often ceremonially) into their formal structure because they are believed to be rational. Your Answer True Score Explanation 1.00 False Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 4 Neoinstitutional Theory and Application True or false: Adopting a rationalized myth or following an organizational script may confer legitimacy upon an organization, even when it is unclear whether adopting the myth or following https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=554651 2/4 13/12/1 Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis the script actually improves an organization’s efficiency or technical performance. Your Answer Score Explanation 1.00 True False Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 5 Neoinstitutional Theory and Application Which of the following statements about decoupling are true (select all that apply)? Your Answer Decoupling refers to the disconnect between more formal, Score 0.25 Decoupling rarely occurs in organizations. 0.25 Decoupling enables an organization to respond to 0.25 0.25 Explanation symbolic appearances and more practical, day-to-day operations. inconsistent institutional pressures. Decoupling protects or buffers the formal structure of an organization from the uncertainties and ambiguities of the technical core. Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 6 Neoinstitutional Theory and Application Which of the following best describes the idea of mimetic isomorphism? Your Answer https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=554651 Score Explanation 3/4 13/12/1 Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis Organizations in a given field increasingly resemble each other because of the pressures exerted by societal expectations and by other organizations that control critical resources. When faced with ambiguity about how to behave, 1.00 organizations model themselves on other organizations that appear legitimate and successful. As a result, organizations tend to resemble each other. Organizations in a given field resemble each other because they are adhering to the same professional norms and codes. Total 1.00 / 1.00 Question 7 Neoinstitutional Theory Management and Applications Which of the following are strategies for managing institutional environments (select all that apply)? Your Answer Score Avoiding the institutional environment by disguising or buffering the organization from inspection. 0.25 Defying or resisting the institutional environment by adopting norms and interests that go against those of the surrounding environment. 0.25 0.25 0.25 Acquiescing or conforming to the institutional environment. Manipulating the institutional environment by developing linkages with important sources of power that improve an organization’s bargaining ability. Total https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=554651 Explanation 1.00 / 1.00 4/4
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