Which type of forces are outcomes of changes in or changing attitudes toward the characteristics of a population?

An organization that operates and computes in more than one country

The set of global forces and conditions that operates beyond an organization's boundaries but affects a manager's ability to acquire and utilize resources

The set of forces and conditions that originates with suppliers, distributors, customers and competitors and affects an organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of its outputs because they influence managers daily

The wide-ranging global, economic, technological, sociocultural, demographic, political and legal forces that affect an organization and its task environment

Individuals and organizations that provide an organization with the input resources it needs to produce goods and services

The purchase or production of inputs or final products from overseas suppliers to lower costs and improve product quality or design

Organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services to customers

Individuals and groups that buy the goods and services an organization produces

Organizations that produce goods and services that are similar to a particular organization's goods and services

Organizations that presently are not in a task environment but could enter if they so choose

Factors that make it difficult and costly for an organization to enter a particular task environment or industry

Cost advantages associated with large operations

Customers' preference for the products of organizations currently existing in the task environment

Interest rates, inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and other factors that affect the general health and well-being of a nation or the regional economy of an organization

The combination of skills and equipment that managers use in designing, producing, and distributing goods and services

Outcomes of changes in the technology managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services

Pressures emanating from the social structure of a country or society or from the national culture

The traditional system of relationships established between people and groups in a society

The set of values that a society considers important and the norms of behavior that are approved or sanctioned in that society

Outcomes of changes in , or changing attitudes toward, the characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, and social class

political and legal forces

Outcomes of changes in laws and regulations, such as deregulation of industries, privatization of organizations, and increased emphasis on environmental protection

The set of specific and general forces that work together to integrate and connect economic, political, and social systems across countries, cultures, or geographical regions so that nations become increasingly interdependent and similar

A tax that a government imposes on imported or, occasionally, exported goods

The idea that if each country specializes in the production of the goods and services that it can produce most efficiently, this will make the best use of global resources

Ideas about what a society believes to be good, right, desirable, or beautiful

Unwritten, informal codes of conduct that prescribe how people should act in particular situations and are considered important by most members of a group or organization

Norms that are considered to be central to the funtioning of a society and to social life

The routine social conventions of everyday life

A worldview that values individual freedom and self-expression and adherence to the principle that people should be judged by their individual achievements rather than by their social background

A worldview that values subordination of the individual to the goals of the group and adherence to the principle that people should be judged by their contribution to the group

The degree to which societies accept the idea that inequalities in the power and well-being of their citizens are due to differences in individuals' physical and intellectual capabilities and heritage

A worldview that values assertiveness, performance, success, and competition

A worldview that values the quality of life, warm personal friendships, and services and care for the weak

The degree to which societies are willing to tolerate uncertainty and risk

A worldview that values thrift and persistence in achieving goals

A worldview that values personal stability or happiness and living for the present

What are pressures emanating from the social structure of a country or society or from the national culture?

What are some of the characteristics that societies with achievement orientation value most?

Are individuals and groups that buy the goods and services an organization produces?

What benefits does the global environment offer organizations?