In the task environment, an organization ________.

In the task environment, an organization ________.
 
  A) cannot make strategic or operational decisions
  B) transacts business with customers, suppliers, and workers
  C) is unaffected by social and cultural trends
  D) makes only personnel and not strategic decisions
  E) considers customers rather than competitors

Question 2

Vital Pharmaceuticals sees a lot of potential in its field in the coming years. The company has a talented workforce and is researching a number of innovative products. Which of the following, if true, would lead the company to downsize?
 
  A) The company realizes that it needs to increase the diversity within its workforce.
  B) A new competitor entered the market and the company's research department needs to improve development times.
  C) The company decides to focus on its core competency and eliminate underperforming product lines.
  D) The company wants to expand its product lines to target another, related market segment.
  E) The company recently began to handle a process in-house, as the contractor hired to accomplish it could not meet its standards.

Question 3

Most of the strategic and operational decisions of a company are made in the organization's ________ environment.
 
  A) natural
  B) task
  C) cultural
  D) general
  E) control

Question 4

Which of the following is a feature of individualist cultures?
 
  A) People appear less sociable to outsiders.
  B) People are more likely to hide or mask conflict.
  C) People have many rights and few obligations to groups.
  D) The most important relationships are hierarchical in nature.
  E) People accept that power is unequally distributed.

Question 5

The component of the external environment in which an organization transacts business with customers, suppliers, and workers, and where competitors have a direct influence on customers is known as the ________ environment.
 
  A) knowledge
  B) general
  C) narrative
  D) task
  E) control

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of individualism?
 
  A) Susan likes the idea of helping her team members do well on a particular project.
  B) Jack is competitive in nature and likes to be ahead of his peers at all times.
  C) Ruth likes to keep her neighborhood clean and does not shy away from doing it herself.
  D) Sam and his team mates expect the team manager to guide them through ambiguous situations.
  E) Bill leads a frugal life as he believes he must save for his children's future.

Question 7

The main purpose of downsizing is to ________.
 
  A) reduce the cost structure of the organization
  B) improve the corporate culture of the company
  C) reduce uniformity and increase diversity
  D) increase rules and regulations for employees
  E) release new products and services in the market