Question

Religuard is a pharmaceutical company that has factories in Taiwan. Due to environmental regulations in the country becoming stricter, Religuard has had to shut operations at three of its five manufacturing units. Which of the following forces of change had a role to play in the shutting down of these units?
A. market changes
B. social and political pressures
C. managerial behavior
D. technological advancements
E. demographic characteristics

Answer 1

Answer:

B. social and political pressures

Explanation:

The forces that forced Religuard to shut down most of its manufacturing units are social and political pressures. This is simply forces created by social and political events occurring in the geographical location of the units in question. Some examples of these forces are changes in laws, climate change concerns in the population, protests, etc. In this scenario, the forces affecting the company are changes in environmental regulations.