According to DiMaggio and Powell, When Organizations Imitate the Structures

question 5

Multiple Choice

According to DiMaggio and Powell, when organizations imitate the structures and practices of other organizations in their field, they succumb to _____ pressure.

• A) coercive
• B) mimetic
• C) normative
• D) replicated

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Definitions:

Confederate States

refers to the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860-1861, leading to the American Civil War.

Reconstruction

Refers to the period following the Civil War in which the United States government focused on rebuilding the Southern states and reintegrating them into the Union.

Post-Civil War

Refers to the period immediately following the end of the American Civil War, marked by reconstruction efforts, societal changes, and attempts to integrate formerly enslaved people into society.