The External Environment Read each statement, and write in the letter corresponding to the external environmental factor it refers to. a. customers b. competition c. suppliers d. laborforce e. shareholders f. society 9. technology h. the economy i. governments CHAPTER 2 STRATEGY-DRIVEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1 Are you going to close that sale of shirts to Target? 2. Our union will go on strike if management will not give us a 3% raise - 3 Ringling Brothers circus stopped having elephant acts because of pressure from activist groups. 4 Since GDP increased. we have had an increase in sales. 5 Ford and Toyota are working on software so that its cars can be self-driven. 6. KFC bought some bad chicken in China, and sales declined. 7. The Boeing CEO was replaced by the directors because of the problems with the 737 airplane 8. Facebook wanted to acquire our company. but the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that would be in violation of antitrust laws. thereby preventing the deal 9. Jamal bought a new oven that will cook our burgers in half the time and make them taste even better: 10. eHarmony online dating service is losing some customers to other services focusing on Christian, African American, and older people seeking matches. _ 11 Our purchasing agent. Tina. just closed a deal that will let us buy sugar for our Dunkin' Donuts coffee for a few cents less per pound, saving us thousands of dollars peryear. _ 12 Our Old Navy sales to tween girls have decreased as some of our shoppers are now buying Justice clothing