Question

James reported to the board of directors that it would be unlikely for them to expand the manufacturing facility in Brussels, Belgium to a 24-hour day facility because there was an unwritten rule that the workday must end at 5:00 p.m. This time restriction is likely an example of a ____________ .

Answer 1

Answer:

It is an example of Foreign uncontrollable environmental elements

Explanation:

Foreign uncontrollable elements involve the physical and geographical, competitive forces, social and cultural, economic forces, level of technology and the political as well as legal forces.

So, in this case, James want to expand the facility of manufacturing to a 24 hour day but there is a unwritten rule that the workday must finish or end at 5:00 PM. Therefore, unwritten rule is the foreign uncontrollable element which affects the cultural environment of the factory. And James cannot influence or control the circumstance and instead need to follow his operations facility.