Question 1

When Merck started receiving notice of lawsuits related to Vioxx, a condition of ____________________ was created within the organization.

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Question 2

An effective organization understands, reacts to, and influences its ____________________.

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Question 3

Michael, a human resource manager, is negotiating with the firm's union. He is dealing with an element of an organization's ____________________ environment.

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Question 4

In Cranbury, New Jersey, the Volunteer Fire Department and the Cranbury Preservation and Historical Society both try to get financial donations from residences. They represent part of the ____________________ element of each other's task environment.

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Question 5

Hiring and firing practices are complicated, often requiring review by an attorney. ____________________ in the area has been influenced by agencies and interest groups.

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Question 6

Each day, Blackrock uses RSS feeds to send executives links to all major news articles involving the company. This is part of ____________________.

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Question 7

Interest rates impact the ____________________ element of the firm's environment.

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Question 8

Greenpeace draws attention to environmental activity around the world. They are a(n) ____________________ that has potential impact on organizations' operating policies and practices.

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Question 9

Anyone who pays money to acquire an organization's ____________________ or ____________________ is called its customer.

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Question 10

Individuals elected to a board of directors for a specific purpose are typically from ____________________ the company.

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Question 11

An organization working together with one or more other organizations in a joint venture or similar arrangement is called a(n) ____________________.

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Question 12

An organization that faces several competitors, regulatory agencies, and suppliers and is involved in several joint ventures would, according to Thompson, have a very ____________________ environment.

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Question 13

People in ____________________ roles, such as salespeople or purchasing agents, are collectively a source of information management, one of the ways an organization adapts to its environment.

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Question 14

An organization with a task environment containing very few individual elements and changing very little from time to time would, according to Thompson, experience a(n) ____________________ level or degree of uncertainty.

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Question 15

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo engage in intense price wars. They have ____________________.

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Question 16

The ____________________ dimension of the general environment refers to the extent to which the organization is affected by or involved in businesses in other countries.

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Question 17

The board of directors is charged with serving the best interest of the ____________________.

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Question 18

____________________ is important because it influences behavior when no one else is looking.

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Question 19

When the U.S. federal government became a majority stakeholder in GM, it was a significant change in the ____________________ dimension for U.S. companies.

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Question 20

In a leveraged buy-out the buyer frequently purchases the corporation with the intent to ____________________. Nevertheless the buyer is still considered the owner.

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Quiz 3: Understanding the Organizations Environment