Chapter 2 - The Environments of Organizations and Managers

Question 1

Is Fair Trade a Fair Trade-Off?

Answer 1

“Fair-trade programs make a promise that the producers will get a good deal. They do not promise that the consumer will get a good deal.”

Question 2

Remember Fair trade programs?

Answer 2

Ensure that export-dependent farmers receive fair prices. Fair trade Labeling Organizations International FLO partners with cooperatives in Africa and Latin America to establish operations standards, and socially relevant policies FLO guarantees producers a “Fairtrade Minimum Price”. Where does the money come from?

Question 3

Remember External and Internal Environment?

Answer 3

Definition: Outside forces effecting an organization 1. General Environment - Overall context of an organizations surroundings. 2. Task Environment - Specific outside groups that affect the organization 3. Internal Environment - Conditions & forces within the organization

Question 4

Remember the Technological Dimension

Answer 4

Available methods for converting resources into products and services. Does tech come from within the organization or from the general environment? Impact of social media

Question 5

The Political-Legal Dimension - Government regulation of business and the interdependent relationship of the two: What are the three impacts?

Answer 5

1. Legal system defines what you can and cannot do.
2. Pro or Anti business sentiment in government Anti-trust law.
3. Political Stability - local, state, national, and international level.

Question 6

McDonald’s General Environment

Answer 6

Question 7

McDonalds Task Environment

Answer 7