Explain, with examples, the various dimensions of the business environment.
Following are the dimensions of the business environment:
1. Economic Environment: The economic environment consists of the factors and forces concerned with means of production and distribution of the wealth. It comprises interest rate, rate of inflation, value of GDP, per capita income, tax rates, disposable income etc. For example a rise in the per capita and disposable income of the consumer will lead to an increase in the demand for goods and services.
2. Social Environment: The social environment consists of all the social and cultural forces within which business firms operate. It comprises customs and traditions, values, social trends etc. For example, the emerging trend of health and physical fitness provides opportunities to businesses like gyms, diet drinks, mineral water, food supplements etc.
3. Technological Environment: It refers to the changes taking place in the method of production and use of equipment to improve the quality of product.
In other words, the technological environment includes forces relating to scientific improvement and innovations, which provide new ways of producing goods and services and methods and techniques of operating a business. For example, innovation and improvement in the area of food preservation has not only provided vast opportunities to firms producing jams, jelly, pickles, ready to cook foods, etc but also increased the demand and consumption of such products in society.
4. Political Environment: The political environment consists of the forces concerning management of public affairs and their impact on business. It includes political conditions in the country and attitude of the government towards business and business policy. For example political unrest and threat to law and order adversely affect confidence of investors and reduce the level of investment in the economy.
5. Legal Environment: Business has to function within the framework of laws and regulations of the country. Non-compliance of these regulations can create legal problems for business enterprises.
A number of laws have been implemented by the government through the enactment of the companies Act, Foreign Exchange Management Act, Factories Act, competitions Act etc. For example, products like tobacco and cigarettes are required to carry a statutory warning on their packages, ‘smoking is injurious to health’.
How would you characterize the business environment? Explain with examples, the difference between general and specific environment.
The government of India announced Demonetization of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 currency notes with effect from the midnight of November 8, 2016. As a result, the existing ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 currency notes ceased to be legal tender from that date. New currency notes of the denomination of ₹ 500 and ₹ 2,000 were issued by Reserve Bank of India after the announcement.
This step resulted in a substantial increase in the awareness about and use of Point of Sale machines, e-wallets, digital cash and other modes of cashless transactions. Also, increased transparency in monetary transactions and disclosure led to a rise in government revenue in the form of tax collection.
a. Enumerate the dimensions of the business environment highlighted above.
b. State the features of Demonetization.
Why it is important for business enterprises to understand their environment? Explain.
National Digital Library of India (NDL India) is a pilot project initiated by the HRD ministry. It works towards developing a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility. It provides support to all academic levels including researchers, life-long learners and differently-abled learners free of cost. State the dimensions of business environment highlighted above.
How would you argue that the success of a business enterprise is significantly influenced by its environment?
Briefly discuss the impact of Government policy changes on business and industry.
What economic changes were initiated by the Government under the Industrial Policy, 1991? What impact have these changes made on business and industry?
What are the essential features of:
a. Liberalisation,
b. Privatization and
c. Globalisation?
How does understanding of business environment help in improving performance of a business?
Give an example to show that a business firm operates within numerous inter related factors constituting the business environment.(Hint: example highlighting the inter relatedness of dimensions of business environment).
How does planning provide direction?
What is meant by staffing?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
What is informal communication?
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
State any two advantages of branding to marketers of goods and services?
What makes principles of management flexible?
A company wants to increase its market share from the present 10% to 25% to have a dominant position in the market by the end of the next financial year. Ms Rajni, the sales manager has been asked to prepare a proposal that will outline the options available for achieving this objective. Her report included the following options - entering new markets, expanding the product range offered to customers, using sales promotion techniques such as giving rebates, discounts or increasing the budget for advertising activities. Which step of the planning process has been performed by Ms Rajni?
Distinguish between training and development.
What are the rights of consumers under the Consumer Protection Act?
Explain the concept of formal and informal organization with their significance.
Describe the steps involved in developing a marketing strategy.
Explain any four points regarding significance of principles of management.
Mr Shantanu is a chief manager of a reputed company that manufactures garments. He called the production manager and instructed him to keep a constant and continuous check on all the activities related to his department so that everything goes as per the set plan. He also suggested him to keep a track of the performance of all the employees in the organisation so that targets are achieved effectively and efficiently.
a. Describe any two features of Controlling highlighted in the above situation.(Goal Oriented, continuous and pervasive – any 2).
b. Explain any four points of importance of Controlling.
What are the methods of recruitment?
In an attempt to cope with Reliance Jio’s onslaught in 2018, market leader Bharti Airtel has refreshed its ₹ 149 prepaid plan to offer 2 GB of 3G/4G data per day, twice the amount it offered earlier. Name the type of plan is highlighted in the given example. ? State its three dimensions also.
Draw a diagram depicting a functional structure.