13/11/26
Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis
Feedback — Week 7 - Quiz
Help
You submitted this quiz on Mon 25 Nov 2013 9:20 AM PST. You got a score of 6.00
out of 6.00.
Question 1
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following statements about Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) are TRUE (select
all that apply)?
Your Answer
RDT does not really consider an organization’s
environment
Score

0.25
RDT takes an Open Systems perspective on organizations

0.25
Coalition Theory and RDT are both exchange theories that
focus on individuals as the unit of analysis

0.25
RDT is more concerned with standard operating
procedures than with individual sense-making or meaning

0.25
Total
Explanation
1.00 /
1.00
Question Explanation
RDT focuses heavily on an organization's environment. Unlike coalition theory, RDT uses the
organization as the primary unit of analysis, rather than the individual.
Question 2
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following statements are consistent with Resource Dependence Theory (RDT)
(select all that apply)?
Your Answer
https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=541495
Score
Explanation
1/4
13/11/26
Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis
Two critical questions for understanding an organization’s

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25
behavior are, “What are the key resources in an organization’s
environment?” and “Who controls those resources?”
An organization’s structure and behavior will be heavily
determined by its environment.
Ambiguity and dependence can be desirable for the
organization.
An organization’s goals will have little to do with its
dependence relations.
Total
1.00 /
1.00
Question 3
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following statements about buffering strategies are TRUE (select all that apply)?
Your Answer
Leveling is an active strategy that attempts to keep supply
Score

0.25
Storing extra inputs in an organization for times when they
are less available in the environment is an example of
stockpiling.

0.25
Forecasting involves anticipating and preparing for
upcoming changes in the environment.

0.25
Adjusting scale or downsizing involves changing the nature
of an organization’s technical core in order to meet
environmental constraints.

0.25
Explanation
and demand constant by influencing the environment.
Total
1.00 /
1.00
Question Explanation
When an organization adjusts its scale or downsizes, it changes the size or scale of its
technical core, but not its nature.
https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=541495
2/4
13/11/26
Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis
Question 4
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following statements about bridging strategies are TRUE (select all that apply)?
Your Answer
The goal of bridging strategies is to shape dependence
Score

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25
Explanation
relations in the environment.
Pooling and merging are more involved bridging efforts
than are negotiating and exchanging.
A joint venture is an example of the bridging strategy known
as exchanging.
A firm taking over one of its competitors is an example of
horizontal merging.
Total
1.00 /
1.00
Question 5
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following are critiques of Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) (select all that
apply)?
Your Answer
RDT assumes that all organizations are more or less
similar, whereas in reality some organizations may be more
about identity and matching than resource dependence.
Score

0.25

0.25

0.25
Explanation
RDT assumes that a resource’s value is known, but sometimes
a resource’s value is unclear.
RDT places too much emphasis on organizational culture.
https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=541495
3/4
13/11/26
Quiz Feedback | Organizational Analysis
RDT focuses on pairwise relationships between firms, and

0.25
fails to consider the environment as a larger network of
interconnected organizations.
Total
1.00 /
1.00
Question 6
Resource Dependence Theory
Which of the following statements about the attempted merger between Northwestern University
and the University of Chicago are TRUE (select all that apply)?
Your Answer
Both universities hoped the merger would increase
Score

0.25
Both universities sought to create an ideal university.

0.25
Northwestern University tended to prioritize its

0.25

0.25
Explanation
economies of scale, thereby reducing their vulnerability to
economic cycles.
undergraduate programs and applied focus, whereas the
University of Chicago tended to prioritize its graduate
programs and theoretical focus.
One reason the joining of the universities may have failed is
that the University of Chicago viewed itself as the more
powerful player in a take-over, whereas Northwestern
University was looking for a process that felt like more of a
joint effort.
Total
https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-002/quiz/feedback?submission_id=541495
1.00 /
1.00
4/4