Which Statement Best Describes the Affect on Organizational Survival, as a Principle

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the affect on organizational survival, as a principle underlying the population ecology model?

• A) Specialists are able to reallocate resources internally to adapt to a changing environment, whereas generalists are not.
• B) Generalists are more competitive than specialists in the narrow area in which their domains overlap.
• C) The toy company Mattel, which markets a broad range of toys, is considered a specialist.
• D) New organizations have lower survival rates due to environmental factors that tend to select them out of existence more often than existing organizations.

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