1. Melissa works in the fashion industry. Her job is to research by analyzing social media, the growing trends among youth. Her company designs and manufactures clothing based on her analysis. Melissa is part of the ______ of the task environment.

a. industry sector

b. raw material sector

c. market sector

d. international sector

2. Determining an organization's environmental uncertainty generally means focusing on sectors of the ________.

a. general environment

b. technological environment

c. task environment

d. natural environment

3. Environmental complexity refers to heterogeneity, or the number and dissimilarity of external elements that affect an organization's operations.

a. true

b. false

4. The two ways in which the environment influences organizations are the need for information about changes in the environment and:

a. the need for opposition from the environment

b. the need for information about the future requirements of customers

c. the need for resources from the environment

d. the need for information about competitors' activities

5. Which of the following is a characteristic of the simple, stable environment?

a. it has few internal elements that change slowly

b. it has many external elements that change slowly

c. it has many external elements that change rapidly

d. it has few external elements that change rapidly

6. A(n) ________ involves the purchase of one organization by another so that the buyer assumes control.

a. merger

b. joint venture

c. consolidation

d. acquisition

7. Which of the following environments has the lowest level of uncertainty?

a. the simple, unstable environment

b. the complex, unstable environment

c. the simple, stable environment

d. the complex, stable environment

8. As environmental uncertainty increases, organizations tend to become more mechanic.

a. false

b. true

9. _____ link and coordinate an organization with key elements in the external environment.

a. strategic-planning roles

b. human resources executives

c. market analysts

d. boundary-spanning roles

10. Contracts can provide long-term security by trying customers and suppliers to specific amounts and prices.

a. true

b. false