Chapter 4 The External Environment The Environmental Domain Organization Environment is composed of all elements that exist outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect all or part of the organization. Its domain is the chosen field of action. The environment comprises several sectors or subdivisions of the environment that contain similar elements (ie. industry‚ raw materials‚ human resources‚ market‚ technology‚ financial resources‚ economic conditions‚ government
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Week 9 - Target Corporation’s Financial Health Tamara Ray ACC 230 April 22‚ 2012 Milton Robinson Week 9 - Target Corporation’s Financial Health Target Corporation was founded in 1902 by George Dayton‚ a banker and real estate investor‚ the original name was Dayton Dry Goods Company‚ later in 1911 becoming Dayton Department Store‚ and in 1962 becoming Target a discount chain store. Target and its iconic red bulls-eye‚ named because it is a marksman’s goal to hit the center mark‚ much as it
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British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences ISSN: 2046-9578‚ Vol.8 No.I (2012) ©BritishJournal Publishing‚ Inc. 2012 http://www.bjournal.co.uk/BJASS.aspx Effectiveness of Internal Audit in Tanzanian Commercial Banks Dr.Jayalakshmy Ramachandran Asst. Professor‚ Nottingham University Business School‚ Seminyih‚ Malaysia‚ Email: jayalakshmy.rama@nottingham.edu.my 60386248779 Dr.Ramaiyer Subramanian ‚ Lecturer‚ Faculty of Business and Law‚ Multimedia University‚ Malaysia. Email: ramaiyer.subramaniam@mmu
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Ho Cheuk Yuen HO2007303 MGT 215. Operations‚ Logistics and Supply Chain Management Assignment 1 7 April‚ 2014 1) Select a technology from 1850 to the present. Describe how it has affected productivity A technology that comes to mind is server virtualization. We use them every day in the government as we work toward going green‚ lower cost‚ increasing productivity. Since the migration to the virtual servers we were able to cut paper files by ¾. We use a digital contract file now instead
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What is internal control and why is it important The American Institute of Accountants first defined the term internal control in 1949‚ followed by further clarifications in 1958 and 1972. In 1977 publicly held companies came under legislation to adequately implement controls to protect their financial information. A report by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations in 1992 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are more recent documents defining internal controls.( Bishop‚ 1991‚p.117-123; Colbert
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MB0052- Strategic Management & Business Policy Assignment Set-I What is meant by strategy ? Differentiate between goals and objectives? Answer: Strategy is the method by which an organization systematically achieves its future objectives. A business cannot progress for a long term without a reliable strategy. Strategy is a common direction set for the company and its various components to accomplish a desired position in the future. A meticulous planning process results in strategy. It is
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Strategic Management Process Paper MGT/498 March 3‚ 2014 Kathleen Collins In society there are hundreds of companies competing for your business on a day to day basis. As a management team it is crucial to understand strategic planning‚ and know how it can help you grow as a company. In corporate terms‚ strategic planning is making a plan as a company in order to achieve long-term goals and objectives. Upper management must think strategically first
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Business environment can classifies in two categories that are internal environment and external environment. Internal factors close to the company that have a direct impact on the organizations strategy‚ these factors include employee‚ customer‚ suppliers‚ shareholder‚ banker etc. External environment comprises those factors and trends outside the organization that might have an influence upon an organization and its future. Many external factors can have an effect upon an organization - from changes in
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business decision making?”‚ one of the component elements included in the right answer definitely is analysing the external environment of the organization. As Dess commented (2008‚ p.37)‚ “Strategies are not and should not be developed in a vacuum. They must be responsive to the external business environment”. Especially in hospitality – a service-based industry‚ the term “external environment” is extremely important cause the products are intangible‚ which are dedicated according to the markets’
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The External Environment affects the internal operations of all businesses. What’s happening in the world of politics‚ economics‚ socially and technologically impacts how a business has to act in order to survive. External elements that affect the inner working of a business are known as PEST factors. ‘PEST’ is an acronym for Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological. Politics may affect the ability of a business to achieve its aims and objectives and changes in laws may mean a company has
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