Which of the Following Is True of the Task Environment

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the task environment?

• A) It includes the wide-ranging global, technological, sociocultural, and political forces that affect organizations.
• B) It contains the forces that have the least immediate effect on managers and their decisions.
• C) It contains opportunities and threats that are harder to identify than those in the general environment.
• D) It is a framework of environmental policies that dictate the CSR policies of global organizations.
• E) It is the set of forces that originate with global suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors.

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Definitions:

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