1.6 ORGANISATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Wheel within a wheel, within a wheel; that is how we describe the individual-organisation-environment interface. Individuals as members of the organisation influence and are influenced by organisational structures and processes. Organisation as components of the global environment influence and are influenced by a host of environment factors such as the technology, culture and value system of the environment.

An organisation is a part of a larger continuum which is the society. Everything in the society other than the organisation itself, is the environment of the organisation. This includes the immediate environment or the “task” environment which covers its customers, vendors, competitors, regulatory agencies, ...

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