A Competitor of Apex Towing Company Has Negotiated a Long-Term

question 54

Multiple Choice

A competitor of Apex Towing Company has negotiated a long-term contract with Apex's major supplier of diesel fuel.Now Apex must find another supplier of the raw materials.This is an example of an impact on the organization's:

• A)Legal environment
• B)Political environment
• C)Task environment
• D)General environment
• E)Sociocultural environment

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Definitions:

Natural World

The aspects of our environment that are not created or significantly altered by human beings, including plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Land Use

The management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.

Materialism

A philosophical stance asserting that physical matter is the only or most fundamental reality and that all being and processes can be explained as manifestations or results of matter.

Alexis de Tocqueville

A French political thinker and historian best known for his works "Democracy in America," exploring American political and social structures.