OD Step 2-Environment

Question 1

Calm environment

Answer 1

an environment with low complexity and low unpredictability

Question 2

Environmental complexity

Answer 2

the number of factors in the environment and their interdependency

Question 3

Interdependency

Answer 3

interrelatedness; the extent to which different factors influence one another or are correlated with one another

Question 4

Locally stormy environment

Answer 4

an environment with low complexity and high unpredictability

Question 5

Turbulent environment

Answer 5

an environment with high complexity and high unpredictability

Question 6

Unpredictability

Answer 6

the degree of uncertainty about the forces that impact a firm; lack of understanding or ignorance of the environment in terms of the nature of the factors and their variance

Question 7

Varied environment

Answer 7

an environment with high complexity and low unpredictability