A government inspection has required your company to upgrade the safety equipment in the manufacturing process of ice creamery. What dimension of the external environment has influenced these upgrades?

a. Task

b. Legal-political

c. Sociocultural

d. Technological

e. Economic

Answer: Legal-political

Explanation: Legal-political dimension is a form of external environment that affects an organization's ability and productivity to reach its goals.

However, federal, state, and local government laws, regulations and political engagements, are all external environment agents which have impact on the behavior of a company.