In What Way Does the Task Environment Differ from the General

question 50

Multiple Choice

In what way does the task environment differ from the general environment?

• A)Threats in the general environment are easier to respond to than threats in the task environment.
• B)Forces in the task environment have a more immediate and direct effect on managers than forces in the general environment.
• C)Opportunities in the task environment are less easy to identify than opportunities in the general environment.
• D)Unlike the task environment, the general environment deals with conditions that affect an organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs.
• E)Unlike the general environment, the task environment includes the global, economic, sociocultural, political, and legal forces that affect an organization.

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Definitions:

Direct Exchange

A transaction where goods or services are traded directly between two parties without the use of money or an intermediary.

Trade Good

A commodity that is produced or manufactured for sale.

Barter

An economic system or method of exchange where goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without the use of money.

Hostile Trade

A trade practice where nations or entities engage in aggressive economic competition, often involving tariffs, sanctions, or other restrictive actions.