#Identify and discuss each major dimension of the general environment and the task environment... The general environment is made up of three dimensions. The three dimensions are the economic dimension, the technological dimension, and the political-legal dimension. The economic dimension of an organization is the overall health of the economy in which the organization operates. Important economic factors for businesses include general economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and unemployment. The economic dimension is especially important because it influences how a business performs a poor economy has been known to wreck businesses. The technological dimension of the general environment is the changable envirnment which is technologically changed in the sorrounding condition.

#What are the four basic functions that make up the management process? How are they related to one another? The four basic functions that make up the management process are planning and decision making (determining courses of action), organizing (coordinating activities and resources), leading (motivating and managing people), and controlling (monitoring and evaluating activities) Using this order managers go from function to function however, most managers engage in more that one activity at a time and often interchange between activities in unpredictable ways.