How Is a Firm's Task Environment Different from Its General

question 93

Multiple Choice

How is a firm's task environment different from its general environment?

• A) Managers have some influence over external factors in the task environment; they have little direct effect over external forces in the general environment.
• B) Managers have no direct effect over external factors in the task environment; they have some influence over external forces in the general environment.
• C) Managers have no direct effect over external factors in the task environment; they have influence over all external forces in the general environment.
• D) Managers have influence over all external factors in the task environment; they have no direct effect over external forces in the general environment.

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