1. An organization's domain is:

a.	the set of positions and departments within the organization.
b.	the buildings and grounds that are owned or leased by the organization in which inputs are transformed into outputs.
c.	the organization's niche that has been staked out for itself with respect to products, services, and markets served.
d.	the technical core that is buffered by other departments so that it can operate as a closed system.

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2. Sectors of the environment which have direct impact on the organization are called the:

a.	task environment.
b.	general environment.
c.	organizational buffers.
d.	environmental boundary-spanners.

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3. The task environment is:

a.	all elements that exist outside the organizational boundary.
b.	sectors with which the organization interacts directly.
c.	domain.
d.	all jobs and positions inherent within the organizational activity.

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