The chairperson of the board of a paper mill was interested in increasing the productivity of the plant. She felt that this was attainable if the firm began offering incentives to the workers and retooled some of the major pieces of machinery. The chairperson of the paper mill in this example is concerned with the forces in the __________ environment.
A) specific
B) task
C) functional
D) general
E) macro

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The chairperson is focused on the task environment, which includes factors directly involved in the production process, such as labor (workers) and the machinery used in production. Offering incentives to workers and retooling machinery are direct actions to improve productivity, relating specifically to the task environment.

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