Operating within the Environment
The environment places constraints on the behaviour of managers.Suppose you are a manager trying to understand the forces in your organisation's environment.
-Refer to Operating within the Environment (Scenario).As the manager of a large poultry farm, you have begun to notice sales being lost to competitors who produce a product free of steroids and other artificial additives.This is an example of the manager having to respond to changing ________ in the organisation's general environment.
A)economic conditions
B)political conditions
C)governmental conditions
D)social conditions
E)technological conditions

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The changing customer preference for a natural product free of steroids and other artificial additives is an example of a social condition in the organisation's general environment. This indicates that societal values and preferences have changed, and the manager needs to respond to these changes by adapting their product offering.

Operating Within the Environment