MGMT 363 - Chapter 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of the general environment?

It includes those sectors that will indirectly impact a firm.

Besides dynamism and abundance, the third dimension that contributes to the changes in an organization's environment is _____.

complexity

An organization's _____ is the chosen environmental field of action.

domain

Percy developed a new accounting system which processed data that was previously computed by ten accountants. As a result, the new technology replaced ten employees. Due to Percy's innovation, the technological sector impacted the _____ environment of the organization.

general

Leo Burton is the CEO of a cigarette manufacturing company. He and his employees suffered a major loss when tobacco products were banned in his country. Leo's organization was affected by changes in the _____.

government sector

The _____ sector is a part of the task environment because of globalization and intense competition.

international

Melissa works in the fashion industry. Her job is to research, by analyzing social media, the growing trends among youth. Her company designs and manufactures clothing based on her analysis. Melissa is a part of the _____ sector of the task environment.

market

The two ways in which the environment influences organizations are the need for information about changes in the environment and the need for:

resources from the environment.

A fast food chain in the United States, Simpson's Kitchen, got its supply of chicken from a local farm. Its business was adversely affected when the country faced an epidemic of bird flu. The epidemic adversely affected Simpson's Kitchen's _____ environment.

task

The sociocultural sector of an organization is concerned with issues such as:

the working conditions of workers hired by contractors.