Organization Environment Interface
Organization Environment Interface
INTERFACE
All organizations
depend upon the
task environment.
Eleme
nts of
Task
enviro
nment
Indire
ct
actio
n
Elements of an Organizational Environment
overnment Financial Institutions
External stakeholders
Media
Customers
Empl
oyee
s
Internal
Stakeholders
Sharehol
ders &
Board of
Directors
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON
ORGANIZATIONS
Burns and Stalker
Duncan model
TH
Mechanistic Organization:
works in a relatively simple environment
Tasks are segmented
Vertical Communication
Position based authority
Hierarchical & impersonal controls
Autocratic , programmed , computational decision making
High Formalization
High centralization
Environmental Change
Environmental Complexity
STATEGIES FOR MANAGING ENVIRONMENT
The strategies used by the organization to reduce uncertainty are:
• Domain Choice
• Recruitment
• Vertical Integration
• Buffering
Strategies (continued)…
• Smoothening
• Advertising
• Contracting
• Mergers/Acquisitions/Strategic Alliances
• Lobbying
Conclusion
An illustrated case study of
McDonalds
PRESENTED BY
ANIRBAN PAUL
IPSHITA GHOSH
JAYATI BANERJEE
MOHUL MUKHERJEE