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Question 1
Neoinstitutional Theory and Organizational Legitimacy
Which of the following statements about Regulatory Institutions are true (select all that apply)?
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Regulatory institutions influence organizational behavior
through shared, informal guidelines about what actions are
appropriate and how one should and should not behave.
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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.
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Question 2
Institutions and Organizational Legitimacy
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Which of the following statements are most in line with Neoinstitutional Theory, as opposed to
Resource Dependence Theory (select all that apply)?
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Organizations change as managers attempt to minimize
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Organizational fields are the primary unity of analysis.
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Legitimacy is critical for organizational survival.
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Resources are critical for organizational survival.
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Organizations in a given field will tend to look increasingly
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their dependence on other organizations and their resources.
similar as rational myths spread.
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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.
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True
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False
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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
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the script actually improves an organization’s efficiency or technical performance.
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Question 5
Neoinstitutional Theory and Application
Which of the following statements about decoupling are true (select all that apply)?
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Decoupling refers to the disconnect between more formal,
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Decoupling rarely occurs in organizations.
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Decoupling enables an organization to respond to
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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.
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Question 6
Neoinstitutional Theory and Application
Which of the following best describes the idea of mimetic isomorphism?
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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,
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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.
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Question 7
Neoinstitutional Theory Management and Applications
Which of the following are strategies for managing institutional environments (select all that
apply)?
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Avoiding the institutional environment by disguising or
buffering the organization from inspection.
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Defying or resisting the institutional environment by
adopting norms and interests that go against those of the
surrounding environment.
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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.
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