Describe a historical situation where a failure to assess and correctly interpret the external environment resulted in a business' failure. What elements of the external environment were missed

Nokia case- Lack of assessment for the smart phone

Explanation:

Nokia had a big influence in the international market for cell phone products in the global market. They could not make the assessment for the external market adequately for the need of the smart phone technology. This resulted in their major failure and they began loosing global recognition and lost the entire market share due to the shift from keypad technology to smart phone technology. They could not interpret correctly their external environment and lack of market assessment  

c is the correct answer.

being born in poverty would limit the people's chances, opportunities and benefits.

this happen because of several things, such as:

- poor people tend to gain less access to good education and nutrition. this mean that their chance to obtain high paying jobs would also be limited.

- poor people tend to socialize with other poor people while the rich tend to socialize with other rich people. this means that simply throguh their social circle, rich people would have more business opportunities compared to the poor people.

- rich people tend to have more capital in their disposal. this would benefit them in business since it is far easier for them to fund their business operation compared to poor people.