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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     CO 9:  ORG ENV        Fall, 2008 

1.  In relation to orgl envs, US firms use  _______________________________  term accounting w/ an emphasis on cost control

2.  In relation to orgs' control of their env, researchers often fail to see that  ____________________________  adapts to orgs 

3. In relation to the orgl env & the development of orgs, because orgs are constantly __________________________________ , to a certain extent, they are 'new' everyday, & thus the env at any given time impacts the org's structure 

4.  In relation to the political env, orgs in the public sector may be directed to  __________________________________  one strategic plan for one administration, & be directed to totally change it w/ the next administration 

5.  In relation to the demographic env, race, religion, ethnicity, & other characteristics of the general population can change  ________________________________  than the population in general 

6.  In relation to the ecological env, social ecology includes the number, types, varieties of social  _______________________________  in the env

7.  In relation to the cultural env, for org theorists, it is not whether culture overrides other factors in the organizational environment, though it seems certain that is some situations, culture is indeed the  ________________________________  factor 

8.  In relation to analytical conditions of an orgl env, undifferentiated, i.e. homogenous orgs have the capability for a wider range of  ________________________________  relationships

9.  In relation to orgl perceptions of the orgl env, efficient env org  select those aspects of the env w/ which it is going to deal in order to avoid becoming overwhelmed envl info

10.  In relation to the impact of the orgl env on the org, in general, the more dependent the org is on any single envl dimension or grp of dimensions, the more  __________________________  it is 

11.  In relation to the TVA & orgl cooptation, coopting is the 'Process of absorbing new elements into leadership or  ________________________________________  structure of an org as a means of averting threats to its stability or existence' 

12.  In relation to interorganizational relationships (IORs), a  _________________________________________  is a type of dyadic IOR where two orgs cooperate at a level that is below the actual merging of the orgs

13.  Networks may be formally or informally organized, but most networks are  ___________________________  organized 

14.  In relation to network theory, deep structures are more fundamental and  ___________________  than organizations, institutions, or social structures 

15.  In relation to the strength of weak ties, weak ties prevent  __________________________ , & allow individuals to be integrated into larger society 

16.  In relation to Mizruchi on orgl cohesion, Mizruchi believes that structural  ___________________  is at least as powerful as cohesion 

17.  In relation to Burt & structural theory, the social structure defines actors' social  __________________________________ 

18.  In relation to interorganizational (IOR) resource flows, the  ________________________________  of interaction is one factor of intensity, but even frequent interactions can be casual or all consuming 

19.  In relation to interorganizational transaction forms, a small org may have power over a large org if the small org has something the large org needs & there are no  _________________________ 

20.  In relation to interlocks, interlocks are  ____________________________  for all the parties involved 

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     CO 9:  ORG ENV         Fall, 2008 

2.  In relation to analytical conditions of an orgl env, what are they?  Briefly define.  What are content conditions of the orgl env?  Use the org from your research, or some org you know of to give examples of the interaction of the analytical & content conditions. 

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