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1. Describe the three basic characteristics of changing external environments and describe one company that deals with one of the changing external environments.

2. How do the characteristics of changing environments affect uncertainty?

3. What is the difference between the general and specific business environments? Give an example of each.

4. List the components of the general environment and a business example of at least two of the components.

5. How do the elements of the specific business environment affect businesses?

6. Describe the three-step process that managers use to make sense of their changing environments. What is a SWOT Analysis?
Prepare a SWOT analysis on a company that is a small business near your hometown or in a place you've visited.

7. How are organizational cultures created and maintained? Select a culture of a place you've worked or been part of (don't use the college) such as your church, a place you've worked, done and internship or a family business.
, descrive the culture, challenges you've experienced and 2-3 strategies from the book that you could implement that would improve the working environment. Give examples.

8. What are the characteristics of successful organizational cultures? Research a business that has details about the employee culture. Describe the culture that you think is positive - list at least 3-4 things that you feel make it a positive workplace and explain your answer in detail.

9. Identify the three levels of organizational culture and give examples of each.

10. How can managers change organizational cultures?