When Scanning the External Environment, Organizational Planners Are Attempting to Identify

question 84

Multiple Choice

When scanning the external environment, organizational planners are attempting to identify challenges to the organization posed by all the following ways EXCEPT:

• A) what their competitors are doing.
• B) what substitute products and services may be on the horizon.
• C) new firms entering the market.
• D) change in corporate culture.

Understand the principles and operation of straight piecework programs.

Analyze the appropriateness of piecework under frequent technological changes.

Identify the impact of internal politics on merit pay distribution.

Understand the basis of payment under standard hour plans.

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Definitions:

Negotiated Treaty

An agreement formally concluded and ratified between nations or entities after a process of negotiation.

Executive Orders

Directives issued by the President of the United States to manage operations of the federal government and its agencies.

Unilateral Presidential Action

Refers to actions taken by the President of the United States without requiring the consent of Congress, often through executive orders or proclamations.

Domestic Policy

Refers to government plans and actions primarily focusing on issues within a country's borders, such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure.