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Assignment:
1. a) Describe the main interorganizational linkage mechanisms (e.g., mergers, strategic alliances, long-term contracts) that your organization uses to manage resources in the environment.
b) Using resource dependency theory, discuss why the organization chose to manage its interdependencies in this way.
c) Do you think the organization has selected the most appropriate linkage mechanisms? Why or why not?
3. (a) Is your organization centralized or decentralized? How do you know?
(b) Is it highly differentiated? Can you identify any integrating mechanisms used by your organization? What is the match between the complexity of differentiation and the complexity of the integrating mechanisms that are used?
(c) Is behaviour in the organization very standardized? What can you tell about the level of formalization by looking at the number and kinds of rules the organization uses?
4. Does your analysis in question 3 lead you to think that your organization conforms more to the organic or to the mechanistic model of organizational structure? Briefly explain why you think it is organic or mechanistic.