Below are the three basic components of an organization$$s Blank $1.$ Fill in the blank, read surrounding text.

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$1)$ The industries in which the organization is active and the competing firms that operate there.

$2)$ The markets in which the organization sells its products or services and the customers who make purchases there.

$3)$ The general environmental forces that may impact the organization$$s operations and the strategies that it tries to implement. These factors include market demographics, economic conditions, legal developments, new technologies, and cultural values and beliefs.