With Dell Computer, the actions of suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors affect their managers' ability to obtain resources and dispose of outputs, and thus, have a significant impact on Dell's ________.
A) political environment
B) short-term decision making
C) demographics
D) sociocultural environment

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Forces in the task environment result from the actions of suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors both at home and abroad. These four groups affect a manager's ability to obtain resources and dispose of outputs daily, weekly, and monthly and thus have a significant impact on short-term decision making.

With Dell Computer, the Actions of Suppliers, Distributors, Customers, and Competitors