Pretty Face, a cosmetology trade publication, utilizes the resources of other organizations as needed and business relationships are temporary as well as flexible. Pretty Face is a networked organization made up of replaceable firms that join the network and leave it as needed. This unique organization is an example of

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.