In What Way Does the Task Environment Differ from the General

question 103

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 effect an organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose 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:

Bias

A tendency or inclination that affects judgment or decision-making, leading to a lack of neutrality or objectivity.

Reliability Properties

The consistency and dependability of a measurement or assessment tool across different contexts and times.

True Scores

In psychometrics, the scores that would be obtained with no measurement error, representing the actual level of the attribute being measured.

Measuring Instrument

A device used for obtaining quantitative information about a physical quantity by comparing it to a standard or through calibration.