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?
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has made a proposal for hotels and other food outlets to declare the kind of oil/fat used in cooking each of the food items on their menus. Name and explain the Consumer Right being reinforced by this proposal.
List five shopping products purchased by you or your family during the last few months.
State the basic features of management as a profession.
What are industrial products? How are they different from consumer products? Explain.
Which quality certification mark is used for agricultural products?
Ritu is the manager of the northern division of a large corporate house. At what level does she work in the organisation? What are her basic functions?
A company X limited manufacturing cosmetics, which has enjoyed a pre-eminent position in business, has grown in size. Its business was very good till 1991. But after that, new liberalised environment has seen entry of many MNC’s in the sector. With the result the market share of X limited has declined. The company had followed a very centralised business model with Directors and divisional heads making even minor decisions. Before 1991 this business model had served the company very well as consumers had no choice. But now the company is under pressure to reform. What organisation structure changes should the company bring about in order to retain its market share? How will the changes suggested by you help the firm? Keep in mind that the sector in which the company is FMCG.
Discuss the role of intermediaries in the distribution of consumer non-durable products.
Sate the two objectives of financial planning.
Why delegation is considered essential for effective organising?