quiz 3 MGMT 4093The term “open systems” means organizations interact with their external environments.

The term “open systems” means organizations interact with their external environments.

true

A nonprofit organization functioning as a/an _____ system is entirely self-sufficient.

closed

In the book, Lohmann describes a third category of goods as ______ goods.

common

When individuals do not have complete information to judge the quality of the goods they seek to purchase, they are experiencing ______.

information asymmetry

Excess revenues gained by a nonprofit must be invested in stock markets.

false

______ isomorphism refers to the tendency of organizations to copy each other.

mimetic

The chief executive officer (CEO) of a nonprofit organization is preparing a data information system to monitor if organizational programs are meeting the established goal. The CEO is controlling his organization’s performance through the use of ______ measures.

outcome

Nonprofit organizations are driven by ______.

achievement of their missions

The concept that organizations become more like each other when facing similar environmental influences is called ______.

isomorphism

In the book and our videos, Salamon identifies nonprofits as ______.

self-governing

What theory attributes the existence of nonprofit organizations to the vision of the individuals who created them?

entrepreneurship

In our book , according to Edgar Schein, logos, ceremonies, and symbols belong to what category of culture?

artifacts and creations

The ______ is the principal standard against which nonprofit performance should be measured.

mission statement

A majority of citizens in a community do not agree with a minority of citizens that the community needs a nonprofit organization to serve the needs of homeless citizens. This sentence is an example of ______.

demand heterogeneity

A risk of resource dependency is actions taken by the nonprofit to alter its goals to satisfy the contributor of funds. This action is also called ______:

goal displacement

Sociologists describe nonprofits as ______.

mediating structures

Board members of a nonprofit organization are calculating the salary offer for a new chief executive officer (CEO). The board wants to ensure that the salary paid to the new CEO is fair for the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job well. The board members are practicing ______.

nonprofit distributing

The type of market failure in which a breakdown occurs in the relationship between a buyer and a seller is called a/an ______ failure.

contract

Mary is writing detailed organizational policies for a nonprofit organization. Mary is practicing or developing ______.

bureaucracy

A nonprofit volunteer is buying groceries for a specific poor family at a commercial retail store. The volunteer is buying ______ goods.

private

A nonprofit organization provides training sessions to encourage its volunteers to embrace the organization’s vision, mission, and values. The nonprofit is applying ______ theory.

institutional

______ scientists study organizations from a perspective of power relationships.

political

Nonprofits may not receive any funding from city governments.

false

Nonprofit organizations differ from government organizations in that they have more flexibility to respond to the needs of diverse groups.

true

Nonprofit organizations are driven by ______.

achievement of their missions