Organizational Environment

Question 1

define organizational environment

Answer 1

set of FORCES and CONDITIONS that operate BEYOND organizations boundaries that affect ability to USE RESOURCES

Question 2

Task Environment is

Answer 2

set of FORCES and CONDITIONS originating with suppliers, competition, customers, and distributors

affects ability to obtain inputs and discard outputs

IMMEDIATE AND DIRECT effect on managers
daily, weekly, monthly
affects short term devision making

Question 3

Elements in Task Environment

Answer 3

Suppliers: PROVIDES inputs

Distributors: SELLS outputs. can be powerful unless alternates. affects pricing

Customers: BUYS outputs. segmented, numbered, preferences. calls for adaptation

Competitors: SIMILAR outputs. potential competitors, barriers to entry

Question 4

Barriers to Entry

Answer 4

government regulations: tarrifs, import limits
brand loyalty:
economies of scale: cost advantage

Question 5

What is General Environment

Answer 5

set of WIDE RANGING forces and conditions

affects planning and decision making,

eventual effect

Question 6

elements in General Environment

Answer 6

Economic: interest rates, inflation, economic growth, unemployement

Technological: skills and equipment, affects design and production and distribution. new opportunities or threats

sociocultural: PRESSURES EMANATING from social structure or national culture.
social structure: arrangement of relationships
national culture: norms, values, behaviors

demographic: sex, age, race, social class

political and legal: changes in law, and regulations

global factors: change in international relationships EU