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What is a factor included in PESTLE environmental analysis?
What is a factor included in PESTLE environmental analysis?
- Internal
- Management
- External
- Technological (correct)
Which factor is an example of a political shift focusing on management and efficiency in public services?
Which factor is an example of a political shift focusing on management and efficiency in public services?
- Low unemployment
- New Public Management (NPM) (correct)
- Union recognition
- Balancing economic growth
What triggers include changes in expectations, demographics, family structures, and cultural awareness affecting workplaces?
What triggers include changes in expectations, demographics, family structures, and cultural awareness affecting workplaces?
- International bodies influencing organizational life
- Socio-cultural factors (correct)
- Economic indicators
- Technological investment
Which of the following is an internal trigger for change in organizations?
Which of the following is an internal trigger for change in organizations?
What aspect will see technology transforming organizational functions in the future of work?
What aspect will see technology transforming organizational functions in the future of work?
Which of the following is NOT included in PESTLE environmental analysis?
Which of the following is NOT included in PESTLE environmental analysis?
What is the primary focus of managers' efforts in developing a business culture?
What is the primary focus of managers' efforts in developing a business culture?
How does the temporal environment influence organizations?
How does the temporal environment influence organizations?
In terms of environmental turbulence, what characterizes Level 3?
In terms of environmental turbulence, what characterizes Level 3?
What type of change is described as 'other sequences of events and actions arising from the past and continuing to impact on the future where explanations do not command widespread acceptance'?
What type of change is described as 'other sequences of events and actions arising from the past and continuing to impact on the future where explanations do not command widespread acceptance'?
What does 'far from certainty' describe in terms of organizational members' situations?
What does 'far from certainty' describe in terms of organizational members' situations?
According to Ansoff and McDonnell, what characterizes Level 1 of environmental turbulence?
According to Ansoff and McDonnell, what characterizes Level 1 of environmental turbulence?
What is the second type of environment as per the text?
What is the second type of environment as per the text?
What do future leaders need to be according to the text?
What do future leaders need to be according to the text?
According to Da, how can an organization be described?
According to Da, how can an organization be described?
What did Silverman challenge about the idea of organizations as systems?
What did Silverman challenge about the idea of organizations as systems?
What approach to understanding organizations emerged as an alternative view to the idea of organizations as systems?
What approach to understanding organizations emerged as an alternative view to the idea of organizations as systems?
What does Stacy's idea of organizations as complex systems emphasize?
What does Stacy's idea of organizations as complex systems emphasize?
What do most commentators agree about business conditions?
What do most commentators agree about business conditions?
What is an essential characteristic of organizations according to Illustration 1.1?
What is an essential characteristic of organizations according to Illustration 1.1?
Study Notes
- Both public and private sectors face fast-moving changes, with varying interpretations of events due to differing organizational cultures, policies, and histories.
- Environmental analysis often includes Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Ecological factors (PESTLE).
- Political triggers include national and international bodies influencing organizational life, with New Public Management (NPM) being an example of a political shift focusing on management and efficiency in public services.
- Economic indicators include balancing economic growth, a healthy balance of payments, low inflation, and low unemployment.
- Socio-cultural factors influence organizational structure and management, with changes in expectations, demographics, family structures, and cultural awareness affecting workplaces.
- Technological investment drives productivity and changes the way organizations choose to structure themselves, affecting the required knowledge and skills of employees.
- Internal triggers for change include leadership changes, falling performance, new visions, high turnover, union recognition, relocation, technology adoption, and mergers or acquisitions.
- The future of work will see technology transforming organizational functions, with more devices connected to the internet, the rise of flexible, independent work, wider, flatter structures, and increased focus on diversity.
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