4. An organization's environment includes all except:

a.	labor market.
b.	city, state, and federal laws.
c.	competitors.
d.	firms employees.

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5. The following examples illustrate how various sectors can impact organizations:

a.	in the industry sector, labor unions are a significant force.
b.	in the market sector, we see an increasing number of foreign-owned manufacturing plants built in the U.S.
c.	in the raw materials sector, we note that steel makers owned the beverage can market until the mid-1960s.
d.	in the human resources sector, brand names are fighting it out with lower-cost store brands.

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6. Relatively enduring resource transactions, flows, and linkages that occur among two or more organizations are called:

a.	the Intranet.
b.	interorganizational relationships.
c.	resource dependence.
d.	institutional environment.

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