Marketers must continually acquire information about trends, events and societal dynamics occurring in the marketing environment outside of the firm in order to identify and interpret potential positive and negative forces that may impact the firm’s marketing strategies. Select the environmental force that corresponds to the trends listed that can be uncovered by an environmental scan. China’s emergence as a world leader in manufacturing. The development of corporate competitive intelligence departments and their alliances with federal security agencies. Increased focus on empowering workers to improve performance. _________ CompetitiveEconomicLegal and RegulatorySocialTechnological New legislation related to digital copyright and intellectual property protection. Greater concern for privacy and personal information collection. New legislation on Internet taxation, e-mail spam, and domain names. _________ CompetitiveEconomicLegal and RegulatorySocialTechnological Declining differences in gender roles and buying patterns. Growing diversity of the U.S. population. Decline in smoking and tobacco use throughout the world. _________ CompetitiveEconomicLegal and RegulatorySocialTechnological Increasing military and humanitarian expenditures related to the war on terrorism. The shifting of white collar jobs to offshore locations. Increase in savings and investment as workers approach retirement. _________ CompetitiveEconomicLegal and RegulatorySocialTechnological Increasing use of wireless broadband technology. The dramatic growth of the open source software movement. Advances in biotechnology, cosmetic surgery, and cancer drugs. _________ CompetitiveEconomicLegal and RegulatorySocialTechnological