Read this case and then answer the questions that follow about the general environment and the task environment.

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Management in the News

The April $2010$ explosion of British Petroleum$$s $($BP$)$ Deepwater Horizon oil$-$drilling rig, and the accompanying oil spill, dramatically changed the external environment in which all oil companies operate. The explosion released more oil than any other accidental spill in history and had a huge impact on the waters and surrounding communities of the Gulf Coast. The conditions that led to the spill, the attempts to stop the spill, and the cleanup and aftermath of the spill prompted debates in the United States Senate, concern on Wall Street, and attention from companies throughout the world.

Match each event in the following table with a specific dimension of the general environment.

Event

General Environment Dimension

President Donald Trump placing a $6-$month moratorium on offshore drilling

Declining tourism along the entire Gulf of Mexico coastline

Beginning to deploy deep$-$sea submersibles to view the oil leak and drilling infrastructure a mile beneath the ocean$$s surface $($Technological$,$ Political$/$Legal$,$ or economic$)$