Max is interviewing for a management job with an international manufacturer. One of the interviewers asks him whether he would rather focus on the task environment or the general environment in this management position. Which of these is the best answer for Max to give?

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16 July, 06:33

Max is interviewing for a management job with an international manufacturer. One of the interviewers asks him whether he would rather focus on the task environment or the general environment in this management position. Which of these is the best answer for Max to give?

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Max is interviewing for a management job with an international manufacturer. One of the interviewers asks him whether he would rather focus on the task environment or the general environment in this management position. Which of these is the best answer for Max to give?

A) "I'd like to focus on the task environment because it has the most immediate and direct effect on managers, so I could make a real difference."

B) "Focusing on the general environment interests me because I want to improve the organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs."

C) "I can focus on both because the task environment and the general environment are basically the same thing."

D) "Since companies are becoming more homogeneous because of globalization, neither the label 'task environment' nor 'general environment' really applies anymore."

The best answer for Max to give is option (A) "I'd like to focus on the task environment because it has the most immediate and direct effect on managers, so I could make a real difference."

Explanation:

The task environment are the External environment of an organization which affects its ability to reach business goals.

It is closer to the organization and includes the sectors that conduct day-to-day transactions with the organization and directly influence its basic organization and performance.

The task environment sectors include, competitors, customers, suppliers and labor supply.

On the other hand, the general environment includes an array of external influences, such as the environment, technology, economic conditions, demographics, sociocultural forces, political or legal factors.

Focusing on the task environment for max will enable him understand the factors that might have direct impacts on the performance of the organisation goals and learn how to control these factors to enable him make a difference as a manager.