Using the concept of organizational survival, how would you ...

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Using the concept of organizational survival, how would you define what makes an organization successful? Why is organizational survival important to defining organizational success?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

As compared to leaders, managers are more likely to ________.
 
  A) take the short-range view of situations
  B) originate and develop organization-wide plans
  C) challenge the existing status quo and try to change it
  D) ignore day-to-day operational issues
  E) focus on future effectiveness rather than current problems

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Answer to Question 1

Organizational survival refers to evidence that an organization is able to exist and grow over the long term. The survival of an organization depends not just on how productive the organization is, but also on how well it fits with its environment. A company that is very productively making goods and services of little value to the market is unlikely to survive for long, so survival factors in things like perceiving the market successfully, making good decisions about how and when to pursue opportunities, and engaging in successful change management to adapt to new business.

Answer to Question 2

A