Introduction to management Chapter 3
Organizational environment
includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization
Taks environment + general environment
Tasks =
- market scale
- affect organization directly
General =
- Country / society scale
- affects organization indirectly
Task environment
concist of four sectors that have direct relationship with the organization.
- Customers
- Competitors
- Suppliers
- Labor market
General environment
- technological dimension
- socio-cultural dimension
- economical dimension
- legal-political dimension
- international dimension
- natural dimension
Environment uncertainty
High uncertainty = when the external factors change rapidly, the organization experiences high uncertainty
Low uncertainty = when an organization deals with only a few external factors and these factors are relatively stable managers experience low uncertainty.
Stategic issue
An event or force that alters an organization's ability to achieve its goals
interorganizational partnerships
Reduce bounderies and increases collaboration with other organizations
Boundary-spanning roles
linked to and coordinate the organization with key elements in the external environment
merger
when two or more organizatiosn combine to become one
Joint venture
a strategic alliance or programmed by two or more organizations