BUSI 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Interlocking Directorate, Wrench, Linguistics
28 Dec 2015
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Organizational environment all elements that exist outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect all or part of the organization. Domain chosen field of action (e. g. tech, healthcare, trade) Sectors subdivisions of the external environment that contain similar elements. Task environment includes sectors with which the organization interacts directly and that have a direct impact on the organization"s ability to achieve its goals. General environment includes those sectors that might not have a direct impact on the daily operations of a firm but will indirectly influence it. Who deals with the environment in an organization. Boundary spanner developing external relationships in order to accomplish your business objectives. Uncertainty applies primarily to those sectors that an organization deals with on a regular, day-to-day basis. Simple-complex dimension concerns environmental complexity, which refers to heterogeneity, or the number and dissimilarity of external elements relevant to an organization"s operations.
