Organizational Research and Theory

Organizational Research and Theory
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Introduction
For any organisations today, one of the most influential factors that determine how first they grow is the environment. The organisations short-terms and the long-term strategies are always in light of the changes that are experienced and anticipated in the environment within which the organisation is operating. Organisations spend billions of dollars trying to make sure that they stay ahead of these changes so that are not affected negatively. There are two sets of the environments that every organisation has to contend with in the light of making the most profitable ventures. These environments include the external and the internal environments. As the name suggests, the external environment relates to the business factors outside the business realm and have indirect influence on business in totality. The business and the management also have little or no influence on these environments (Boundless, 2014). The external environments can also be divided into two where there is a micro environment and the macro environment. The micro environment relates to the fact that they have micro influence on the business operations. Ideally this relates to the reason that the micro environments are also referred to as the operating environments (Marketing91.com, 2014). Supplier, customers, marketing intermediaries, financiers and the public are part of the micro external environment. Then, there is the other section of the external environment, called the macro environment (Cave, 2014). This is a much more volatile environment and the business may not have much influence on these environments such that if there are uncertainties, the success of the business will solely depend on how well it can adapt to the new changes. The macro external environments include the following; economic, social, legal, political and technical environments.
On the other hand, the internal environments are those that the business has direct control and they have direct impact on the operations of the business. This is an environment that the business can address and make changes to in light of any developments and effect with much tussle (Open.edu, 2014). Aspects such as the physical facilities, marketing, structure, personnel and the functions of the various departments within the organisation can be altered accordingly to fit the best practices and adaptability to the external forces (Small Business - Chron.com, 2014).
The Interaction between the Environment and the Business and the Influence of the Former on Business
There are always constant interactions between the environment and the organisation where each of the facets has their influence on the other. Constant relationship means that the business is always coming up with ways to turn around the different changes in the environment into stepping stones. The environment on the other hand, is always trying to dictate the terms of c...