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Which one of the following is not a part of the external environment of an organization?
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| social factors
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| political factors
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| legal factors
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| organizational culture
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Identify the odd one out of the following factors
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| organizational structure
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| HR systems
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| business strategy
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| technology
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The first recorded human resource management initiative was made during
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| the pre-industrial revolution era
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| the First World War era
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| the Second World War era
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| None of the above
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What is the most important contribution of the Hawthorne studies?
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| the discovery of the informal relationship and social groups among employees
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| the significance of lighting and ventilation for performance
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| the difference in the performance of male and female employees
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| the relationship between the behaviour and performance
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The term environmental scanning stands for
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| gathering data about the organization and its surroundings
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| collecting information about the shareholders
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| gathering information relating to the employees
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| none of the above
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McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y was introduced during
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| the First World War
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| the Industrial revolution
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| the Second World War
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| the human relations movement
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One of the important assumptions of the ----------perspective is that uncertainty in environment is more of an internal problem and less of an external problem
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| objective environment perspective
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| perceived environment perspective
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| enacted environment perspective
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| none of the above
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When an organization creates its own environment out of its knowledge of the environment, it has created a/an
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| enacted environment
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| perceived environment
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| objective environment
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| none of the above
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Which of the following is not the factor of external environment analysis?
Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is C) mission. The mission is not an environmental factor, but if it is not well-defined, the organization may lose direction.
Which of the following factors does the external environment not include?
Manufacturing is NOT an external factor since manufacturing is referred as an internal factor as it belongs within the complete control of the organization. Manufacturing completely depends on the decisions taken by the organization. No external factors of the business environment is related to manufacturing.
What are 4 environmental factors affecting external environment?
9 types of external environment factors.
Technological factors. As technology continues to advance, companies can benefit from these breakthroughs or face challenges in competing with them. ... .
Economic factors. ... .
Political and legal factors. ... .
Demographic factors. ... .
Social factors. ... .
Competitive factors. ... .
Global factors. ... .
Ethical factors..
What includes in the analysis of the external environment?
External analysis means examining the industry environment of a company, including factors such as competitive structure, competitive position, dynamics, and history. On a macro scale, external analysis includes macroeconomic, global, political, social, demographic, and technological analysis.