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4. An organisation works within the framework provided by the various elements of the society 1. External Environment: All elements which lie outside the organisation constitute its external environment. 2. Internal Environment: All elements that lie inside the organisation constitute its internal environment. The events that have greatest impact on organisation originate in the external environment.

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7.  The general environment represents the outer layer of the environment.  broad environmental forces that influence the working of the organisations over time.  but often are not involved in day-to-day transactions with it.  The task environment represents the inner layer of the environment.  specific factors that are directly relevant to the day-to-day decision-making and transformation process of the organisation. G eneral environment is the same for all organisations in a given society. Task environment is different for each organisation.

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19. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. This edition is intended for use outside of the U.S. only, with content that may be different from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.  Boundary-spanning roles – link and coordinate the organization with external environment, seek:  Business intelligence  Competitive intelligence  Interorganizational partnerships – reduce boundaries and begin collaborating with other organizations 19

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28. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. This edition is intended for use outside of the U.S. only, with content that may be different from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Need to rapidly detect what’s happening in external environment. Employees have autonomy to make decisions, act freely to meet new needs. Responsiveness to customers is key. Reward creativity, experimentation and risk- taking. Concerned with serving specific external customers. But no need for intense change/flexibility. Professionalism, willingness to work hard to achieve results, aggressiveness, personal initiative, competitiveness. Achievers are rewarded well; non-achievers fired. Focus on involvement & participation of employees in adapting to external rapid changes. Emphasis on meeting employees’ needs; caring, family-like atmosphere. Co-operation, values employees & customers, avoid status differences. Focus on following rules and being thrifty. Methodical, rational, orderly way of doing things. Going home on time.

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