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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Convenience Products

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Competing Products

Goods or services that are offered in the same market and serve similar functions, thereby competing for the same customer base.

Competing Stores

Retail or service establishments that offer similar products or services targeting the same customer base, and thus are in direct competition with each other.

Expense Items

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