An organization can typically have: a. little influence over events in its task environment b. little influence over major occurrences and patterns in the broad environment c. significant influence over major occurrences and patterns in the remote environment d. significant influence over major social trends e. significant influence on government policy in a nation as a whole

B.  Little influence over major occurrences and patterns in the broad environment

Explanation:

In an organisation, the broad environment monitors the technological trends in marketing. It consists six main elements. They are :

--political-legal environment

--natural environment

--demographic environment

--social-cultural environment

--technological environment

-- economic environment

The organisation have a very little influence over all these environments.

Thus the answer is

B.  Little influence over major occurrences and patterns in the broad environment