Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

McDonalds, Burger King, and Checkers are competitors since all three sell fast food to individuals.

Heroes are important to an organization due to the fact that they

Integrated Computers, Inc. wants to compile a profile of the customer it will target in its next promotional mailing. What environment would this be found in?

The environments in which businesses operate are increasingly ____, requiring managers to be ready to react and respond to even subtle environmental shifts.

All of these are a part of an organization's task environment EXCEPT

The ____________________ of the general environment includes all elements that occur naturally on earth.

The labor market is made up by people in the environment who can be hired to work for an organization.

____ is(are) included in an organization's task environment.

An organization experiences high uncertainty when internal factors gradually change over time.

The general environment and the task environment are the two layers of an organization's external environment.

Which of the following dimensions of the general environment includes all elements that occur naturally on earth?

Mattel managers moved swiftly to reassure parents and customers after having to recall nearly 850,000 of its most popular toys because of lead paint.

The people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization are

Economic problems in other parts of the world have a tremendous impact on U.S. companies.

When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization experiences ____________________ uncertainty.

The involvement culture has a(n) ____ focus on the involvement and participation of employees to rapidly meet changing needs from the environment.

Not having sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes is called ____________________.

Interorganizational partnerships allow companies to join together to become ____________________ and share ____________________.

The economic dimension of the general environment represents the demographic characteristics.

In adaptive cultures, managers are concerned with customers and processes that bring about useful change.