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MULTICHOICE
1. Whaty arey they twoy typesy ofy externaly organizationaly environments?
(A) generaly andy specific
(B) publicy andy private
(C) globaly andy national
(D) organizationaly andy interpersonal
Answery :y (A)
2. Whichy ofy they followingy environmentsy affectsy ally organizations?
(A) they globaly environment
(B) they nationaly environment
(C) they generaly environment
(D) they formaly environment
Answery :y (C)
3. Georgey isy analyzingy hisy competitiony andy reviewingy changesy iny overseasy marketsy toy createy
ay newy strategyy fory hisy organization.y Whichy environmenty isy Georgey concernedy with?
(A) they specificy environment
(B) they externaly environment
(C) they formaly environment
(D) they nationaly environment
Answery :y (B)
4. Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyaytypeyofycompanyymostylikelyytoybeyfacingyaydynamicye
nvironment?
(A) ay videoy gamey manufacturer
(B) ay bakery
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(C) ay brewery,y winery,y ory distilleryy iny they liquory industry
(D) ay manufacturery ofy pety food
Answery :y (A)
5. Companiesygoythroughylong,ysimpleyperiodsyofyenvironmentalystabilityyfollowedybyyshort,yc
omplexyperiodsyofydynamic,yfundamentalyenvironmentalychange,yfinishingywithyayreturnytoyen
vironmentalystability.yWhichytheoryystatesythis?
(A) they environmentaly changey theory
(B) theytheoryyofyenvironmentalydynamics
(C) they punctuatedy equilibriumy theory
(D) they theoryy ofy resourcey scarcity
Answery :y (C)
6. Whatyindustryyhasyexperiencedybothytheystableyandydynamicyenvironmentsypredictedybyyp
unctuatedyequilibriumytheoryyoverytheypasty20yyears?
(A) airline
(B) baking
(C) videoygame
(D) landscaping
Answery :y (A)
7. ImagineyayCanadianyfertilizerymanufacturerywantedytoyexportyitsyfertilizerytoyGuatemala.y W
hatytypeyofycomponentyinytheymanufacturer'sygeneralyenvironmentyisyrepresentedybyytheyfacty
thaty75ypercentyofyGuatemalansyliveybelowytheypovertyyline?
(A) technological
(B) sociocultural
(C) economic
(D) political/legal
Answery :y (C)
8. Tony'sy Donairy iny Halifaxy isy ay family-runy businessy andy itsy loyaly customersy enjoyy the
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traditionalydonairyrecipesyperfectedyovery40yyearsyinybusiness.yWhichytypeyofyenvironmentyisythi
sycompanyyanyexampleyof?
(A) technologicaly environment
(B) complexyenvironment
(C) customy environment
(D) simpleyenvironment
Answery :y (D)
9. Carson'syindustryyhasychangedyovernightywithytechnologyyandycommunicationyadvance
ments.yHisycompanyyfacesynewycompetitionyfromyoverseasymarketsyandyhisyonceyloyalycust
omersywantybetterypricingyorywillyleave.yCarsonyhasytoyfindyaynewywayytoy manufactureyprod
uctsytoyremainycompetitive.yWhichyenvironmentydoesyCarsonyoperateywithin?
(A) competitive
(B) complex
(C) dynamic
(D) abundant
Answery :y (B)
10. Whatydefinesytheydegreeytoywhichyanyorganization'syexternalyenvironmentyhasyanya
bundanceyorylackyofycriticalyorganizationalyresources?
(A) environmentalycomplexity
(B) environmentalycapacity
(C) differentiationy opportunity
(D) resourcey scarcity
Answery :y (D)
11. Whichyenvironmentalycharacteristicyisylikelyytoybeyparticularlyysalientyforymanyy companie
syinyaystrongyeconomy,ywhereytheydemandyforyqualifiedyjobyapplicantsyexceedsythey supply?
(A) environmentalycomplexity
(B) environmentalychange
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(C) resourcey scarcity
(D) environmentalyuncertainty
Answery :y (C)
12. Eleanory musty steery hery companyy throughy ay crisis.y Shey musty searchy fory ay newy suppliery ofy
ayrawymaterialythatymakesyheryproductyunique.yNewycompetitionyisyforcingyherytoyreducey price
s,yandyheryproductionyprocessyisyoutdated.yWhichyenvironmentalycharacteristicyisy Eleanorydeal
ingywith?
(A) uncertainty
(B) differentiation
(C) difficulty
(D) entrepreneurship
Answery :y (A)
13. Whichyenvironmentyinyayhospitalyisyconcernedywithylegislationyaboutytheydisposalyofybi
ologicalywastes,ytheydevelopmentyofymoreysophisticatedyimagingymachines,yandylongery pat
ientylifeyspans?
(A) internaly environment
(B) specificy environment
(C) socioculturaly environment
(D) generaly environment
Answery :y (D)
14. Whichyofytheyfollowingyenvironmentsyconsistsyofytheyeconomyyandytheytechnological,ys
ociocultural,yandypolitical/legalytrendsythatyindirectlyyaffectyallyorganizations?
(A) they complexy environment
(B) they specificy environment
(C) they generaly environment
(D) they indirecty environment
Answery :y (C)
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MULTICHOICE
1. Whaty arey they twoy typesy ofy externaly organizationaly environments?
(A) generaly andy specific
(B) publicy andy private
(C) globaly andy national
(D) organizationaly andy interpersonal
Answery :y (A)
2. Whichy ofy they followingy environmentsy affectsy ally organizations?
(A) they globaly environment
(B) they nationaly environment
(C) they generaly environment
(D) they formaly environment
Answery :y (C)
3. Georgey isy analyzingy hisy competitiony andy reviewingy changesy iny overseasy marketsy toy createy
ay newy strategyy fory hisy organization.y Whichy environmenty isy Georgey concernedy with?
(A) they specificy environment
(B) they externaly environment
(C) they formaly environment
(D) they nationaly environment
Answery :y (B)
4. Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyaytypeyofycompanyymostylikelyytoybeyfacingyaydynamicye
nvironment?
(A) ay videoy gamey manufacturer
(B) ay bakery
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(C) ay brewery,y winery,y ory distilleryy iny they liquory industry
(D) ay manufacturery ofy pety food
Answery :y (A)
5. Companiesygoythroughylong,ysimpleyperiodsyofyenvironmentalystabilityyfollowedybyyshort,yc
omplexyperiodsyofydynamic,yfundamentalyenvironmentalychange,yfinishingywithyayreturnytoyen
vironmentalystability.yWhichytheoryystatesythis?
(A) they environmentaly changey theory
(B) theytheoryyofyenvironmentalydynamics
(C) they punctuatedy equilibriumy theory
(D) they theoryy ofy resourcey scarcity
Answery :y (C)
6. Whatyindustryyhasyexperiencedybothytheystableyandydynamicyenvironmentsypredictedybyyp
unctuatedyequilibriumytheoryyoverytheypasty20yyears?
(A) airline
(B) baking
(C) videoygame
(D) landscaping
Answery :y (A)
7. ImagineyayCanadianyfertilizerymanufacturerywantedytoyexportyitsyfertilizerytoyGuatemala.y W
hatytypeyofycomponentyinytheymanufacturer'sygeneralyenvironmentyisyrepresentedybyytheyfacty
thaty75ypercentyofyGuatemalansyliveybelowytheypovertyyline?
(A) technological
(B) sociocultural
(C) economic
(D) political/legal
Answery :y (C)
8. Tony'sy Donairy iny Halifaxy isy ay family-runy businessy andy itsy loyaly customersy enjoyy the
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traditionalydonairyrecipesyperfectedyovery40yyearsyinybusiness.yWhichytypeyofyenvironmentyisythi
sycompanyyanyexampleyof?
(A) technologicaly environment
(B) complexyenvironment
(C) customy environment
(D) simpleyenvironment
Answery :y (D)
9. Carson'syindustryyhasychangedyovernightywithytechnologyyandycommunicationyadvance
ments.yHisycompanyyfacesynewycompetitionyfromyoverseasymarketsyandyhisyonceyloyalycust
omersywantybetterypricingyorywillyleave.yCarsonyhasytoyfindyaynewywayytoy manufactureyprod
uctsytoyremainycompetitive.yWhichyenvironmentydoesyCarsonyoperateywithin?
(A) competitive
(B) complex
(C) dynamic
(D) abundant
Answery :y (B)
10. Whatydefinesytheydegreeytoywhichyanyorganization'syexternalyenvironmentyhasyanya
bundanceyorylackyofycriticalyorganizationalyresources?
(A) environmentalycomplexity
(B) environmentalycapacity
(C) differentiationy opportunity
(D) resourcey scarcity
Answery :y (D)
11. Whichyenvironmentalycharacteristicyisylikelyytoybeyparticularlyysalientyforymanyy companie
syinyaystrongyeconomy,ywhereytheydemandyforyqualifiedyjobyapplicantsyexceedsythey supply?
(A) environmentalycomplexity
(B) environmentalychange
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(C) resourcey scarcity
(D) environmentalyuncertainty
Answery :y (C)
12. Eleanory musty steery hery companyy throughy ay crisis.y Shey musty searchy fory ay newy suppliery ofy
ayrawymaterialythatymakesyheryproductyunique.yNewycompetitionyisyforcingyherytoyreducey price
s,yandyheryproductionyprocessyisyoutdated.yWhichyenvironmentalycharacteristicyisy Eleanorydeal
ingywith?
(A) uncertainty
(B) differentiation
(C) difficulty
(D) entrepreneurship
Answery :y (A)
13. Whichyenvironmentyinyayhospitalyisyconcernedywithylegislationyaboutytheydisposalyofybi
ologicalywastes,ytheydevelopmentyofymoreysophisticatedyimagingymachines,yandylongery pat
ientylifeyspans?
(A) internaly environment
(B) specificy environment
(C) socioculturaly environment
(D) generaly environment
Answery :y (D)
14. Whichyofytheyfollowingyenvironmentsyconsistsyofytheyeconomyyandytheytechnological,ys
ociocultural,yandypolitical/legalytrendsythatyindirectlyyaffectyallyorganizations?
(A) they complexy environment
(B) they specificy environment
(C) they generaly environment
(D) they indirecty environment
Answery :y (C)
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