Chapter 10 Organization of the Environment Two main sub topics of Ch-10 • Organizational Ecology • Institutional approach Ecology What is Ecology? • Greek origin • OIKOS = household/environment • LOGOS = study of… • Ecology is the study of the “house/environment” in which we live. • Ecology is the study of interactions between – organisms and organisms (Biotic-Living things) – organisms and their environment (Abiotic-Non living things) Ecology Terms • Species – A specific
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1. Number of consumers (naturally‚ more consumers means more D) 2. Income & normal goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods increases) 3. Income & inferior goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods decreases) 4. Preferences (obviously‚ if they prefer to buy it their D will increase) 5. Price of a substitute (if the price of a substitute good increases‚ D for the original good will increase) 6. Expectation of future prices and income. 7. Government policies. e.g. ban pornography
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PRISON ENVIRONMENT Prison Environment By: James Thomas University of Phoenix Prison Environment Prison environment is cramped and confined and a dangerous environment. There are many inmate customs‚ etiquette or rules to abide by‚ or a convicted individual may be subjected to physical harm or death. The most obvious characteristic of the prison environment is the absence of privacy. The absence of privacy is a deliberate punishment‚ lavatories
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invest in UK‚ which may benefit the UK economy such as improve the local employment and takes advantage of new technology skills. Task 4.2: Analyze the impact of global factors on UK business organizations Business may affect by external environment due to some global factors in areas of economic‚ political‚ legal‚ social and technological‚ these factors bring some impacts to the UK business organizations‚ as follows‚ Economic factors – These factors reflect in the global economy such as
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The United States economic environment consisted of many criteria between the years 1999-2003. One factor of influence on the economy was the unemployment rate of Americans. Personal income was another factor that played into the economy. Another economic factor was the price of oil. The last factor was that of the unimaginable War in Iraq. These factors all combined to impact the economic environment. Unemployment rates have always been atop Americans minds. Today more than ever‚ Americans
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& Recycle An environmental issue that the United States has is the obedience to the concept of the 3R’s: reduce‚ reuse‚ and recycle. People now live in such a consumer driven society that they fail to reason what their habits are causing the environment to become. Forests‚ oil‚ and other natural resources are diminishing because of Americans need for more‚ more‚ and more of the materials that come from them. But instead of giving back to the Earth‚ they just toss the unwanted‚ used products away
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The analysis of PARKnSHOP’s task environment PARKnSHOP is the leading supermarket chain in Hong Kong‚ with an unrivalled reputation for giving customers outstanding value for money‚ the higest quality in fresh food‚ an unmatched range‚ and world-class service. Our supermarket mainly target at resident population‚ especially resident families in the city. They have stable job and stable income. Customers include the old‚ housewives‚ young people‚ office worker. Our supermarket mainly sell
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Environment scanning attempts to provide management with accurate forecasts of trends that relate to external changes in geographic areas where the firm is currently doing business or considering setting up operations. These changes relate to environmental factors that can affect the company and include the industry or market‚ technology‚ regulatory‚ economic‚ social‚ and political aspects. In this case‚ a Canadian manufacturing firm wants to do business in Poland and do the environment scanning
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reach out to its customers‚ it has to cope with the business environmental factors that consist of actors and forces outside marketing that affect its ability to develop and maintain successful relationship with its target customers. Business environment however is divided into two types. They are microenvironment and macroenvironment. By definition‚ microenvironment includes forces close to the company that affect its ability to serve its customers and macroenvironment are larger societal forces
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Customers Customers * Sometimes known as a client‚ buyer‚ or purchaser * The recipient of a good‚ service‚ product‚ or idea‚ obtained from a seller‚ vendor‚ or supplier for a monetary or other valuable consideration * one who absorb organizational outputs * represent potential uncertainty to an organization * Their taste can change and they can become dissatisfied with organization’s product or service Customers are generally categorized into two types: * An intermediate
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