Asales representative at universal container needs assistance from specific product managers when selling certain deals. product managers do not have access to opportunities, but need to gain access when they are assisting with a specific deal. how can a system administrator accomplish this?
a. notify the product manager using opportunity update reminders.
b. enable opportunity teams and allow users to add the product manager.
c. use similar opportunities to show opportunities related to the product manager. d. enable account teams and allow users to add the product manager.

The correct answer is letter "B": Enable opportunity teams and allow users to add the product manager.

Explanation:

The situation portraits a gap between salespeople and product managers. Salespeople need assistance when selling certain products but product managers do not have access to those opportunities. In that case, a system administrator must link the two parties by enabling opportunity teams. Then, salespeople directly can add a product manager to the opportunity team according to the type of assistance needed.

1. Technology.

2. Social trends.

3. Economic shocks.

4. Political.

5. Nature of the workforce.

Explanation:

According to the amiable philosopher and mathematician, Alfred North Whitehead, "The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order."

The 5 specific forces acting as stimulant for change in an organization or business environment are;

1. Technology: it is a major external force, organizations should make use of new technologies, so as to maximize efficiency and increase productivity.

2. Social trends: social media changes can bring individuals together and influence their interests to share opinions, cultures perception and ideas.

3. Economic shocks: indices of gross domestic products such as unemployment, acquisitions, bankruptcy, recession impacts an organization.

4. Political: government policies, regulations and restrictions such as tax, minimum wage etc can cause a change in a firm. Companies should ensure they are operating at top notch in the competitive market.

5. Nature of the workforce: they should be able to adapt or respond to economic activities, such as demographic, immigration, multicultural society, etc.

Change agents in an organization are individuals acting as catalysts by assuming responsibilities for managing any of the aforementioned specific forces acting as stimulant for change.