Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)It is safe to say that ...

[maychende]

Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)
It is safe to say that managers do not have complete control over organizational outcomes; the environment has a significant impact. It is important for managers to learn both what the components of the environment are and how the environment will affect their organizations.


An Internet-based company facing many new competitors and frequent technological breakthroughs is operating in what kind of environment?
◦ dynamic
◦ flexible
◦ divergent
◦ static
◦ stable

[pratush dev]

A FREE account is required to view all solutions! Click to Register

Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with Email

Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.

Answer Preview

Only 42% of students answer this correctly

[bucstennis@aim.com]

Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)
It is safe to say that managers do not have complete control over organizational outcomes; the environment has a significant impact. It is important for managers to learn both what the components of the environment are and how the environment will affect their organizations.


A grocery store that has few components in its environment and minimal need for knowledge about its suppliers or customers is operating under conditions of low ________.
◦ simplicity
◦ complexity
◦ stability
◦ divergency
◦ flexibility

[rnehls]

complexity

[saliriagwu]

Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)
It is safe to say that managers do not have complete control over organizational outcomes; the environment has a significant impact. It is important for managers to learn both what the components of the environment are and how the environment will affect their organizations.


An online brokerage company such as E*TRADE that is dealing with many environmental components and requires a high level of knowledge about Internet operations is operating in a highly ________ environment.
◦ complex
◦ flexible
◦ static
◦ divergent
◦ stable

[tuwy]

complex

[renzo156]

Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)
It is safe to say that managers do not have complete control over organizational outcomes; the environment has a significant impact. It is important for managers to learn both what the components of the environment are and how the environment will affect their organizations.


To help managers understand how the environment affects their organizations, the environmental uncertainty matrix sorts industries into four cells based on two dimensions: degree of ________ and degree of ________.
◦ complexity; risk
◦ complexity; impact
◦ impact; uncertainty
◦ change; complexity
◦ change; flexibility

[srodz]

change; complexity

[james]

Environmental Uncertainty (Scenario)
It is safe to say that managers do not have complete control over organizational outcomes; the environment has a significant impact. It is important for managers to learn both what the components of the environment are and how the environment will affect their organizations.


Given a choice, most managers would prefer to operate in Cell 1 of the environmental uncertainty matrix, where the environment is ________.
◦ simple and dynamic
◦ dynamic and flexible
◦ complex and stable
◦ simple and stable
◦ complex and dynamic

[mjbamaung]

simple and stable