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Management and Organization: Understanding the Organizational Environment

• The lecture is about the organizational environment and its impact on managers within organizations.
• Organizational culture was discussed in the previous week's lecture, and now the focus is on the external environment.
• The external environment includes everything outside of the organization that can affect it, such as laws, infrastructure, and changes in legislation.
• The external environment is divided into two parts: the general environment and the specific environment.
• The general environment affects every organization, while the specific environment varies from organization to organization.
• The six key factors of the external environment are technological, physical, economic, social, cultural, global, and political.
• The specific environment includes customers, suppliers, regulators, interest groups, employees, markets, labor markets, unions, strategic partners, and competitors.
• The socio-cultural dimension of the general environment includes cultural and demographic factors that influence the organization, such as customs, values, and attitudes.
• National culture also affects the organization's operations, as different countries have different perceptions of time and expectations for work.
• There is a lot of evidence that demographic factors, such as age, gender, and education, can also impact an organization's operations.
• The economic dimension of the general environment includes factors such as inflation, unemployment, and economic growth, which can affect an organization's financial performance.
• The political dimension of the general environment includes factors such as government policies, political stability, and trade regulations, which can also impact an organization's operations.

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