For this week, you will pick an organization with which you are familiar. It can be an organization in which you have worked or currently work, or one that you interact with regularly as a customer.
In a Word document, describe at least three (3) general environmental forces and at least two task environmental forces that impact the success of the organization that you selected. Use the Table below as a guide:
Forces
General Environment
Technological
Sociocultural
Demographic
Political and legal
Economic
Task Environment
Competitive
Distributors
Customers
Suppliers
Your paper should be coherent and concise (a minimum of two pages). Include an introduction that gives an overview of the organization. Each subsequent paragraph should be a specific component mentioned above ). End with a conclusion that explains how environmental forces affect the job of a manager within this organization. How do they determine the opportunities and threats that its managers must confront?
Instructions for formatting: Please include a cover and reference page in APA format and make sure the paper is double spaced. The font type and size used should be Time New Roman 12. Remember when using references, they should also be cited in the paper where they apply.
A sample cover page in APA format is provided under the Course Documents module as well as information on APA formatting.