Operating Within the Environment

question 64

Multiple Choice

Operating within the Environment
The environment places constraints on the behaviour of managers.Suppose you are a manager trying to understand the forces in your organisation's environment.
-Refer to Operating within the Environment (Scenario) .As the manager of a large poultry farm, you have begun to notice sales being lost to competitors who produce a product free of steroids and other artificial additives.This is an example of the manager having to respond to changing ________ in the organisation's general environment.

• A)economic conditions
• B)political conditions
• C)governmental conditions
• D)social conditions
• E)technological conditions

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Definitions:

Lateral Line

A system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movements and vibrations in the surrounding water.

Semicircular Canals

Three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that are crucial for maintaining balance and sensing motion.

Cochleae

The spiral-shaped, auditory portion of the inner ear responsible for transforming sound into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain.

Ampullae

Bulb-shaped structures, often found in the anatomy of various animals, serving functions such as balance in fish or storage in plants.