The Organisational Domain Definition:
The organisations chosen field of action, the part of the environment which they choose to be vital to their company, so if that part changes, they must react. It is the area which the organisation will sell its products and services, in a way their niche (even though it may not be that small).
It is said that there is ten different sectors which make up the environment for an organisation, each of which affect different organisations in different ways. These are shown below;
- Industry
- Raw Materials
- Human Resources
- Financial Resources
- Market
- Technology
- Economic Conditions
- Government
- Sociocultural
- International
The above sectors are known as the Task Environments and General Environments, depending on how that certain sector affects the organisation in question.
Task Environments
These are sectors which an organisation will interact with directly and therefore have a direct impact on the company itself. This includes the sectors;
- Industry
- Raw Materials
- Market Sectors
- Human Resource
- International Sectors
General Environment
These are sectors which an organisation will interact with indirectly, not directly every day, but it will indirectly influence the firm. The sectors which are included are the following;
- Government
- Sociocultural
- Economic Conditions
- Technology
- Financial Resources Sector
To delve in deeper to this topic we recommend the following articles:
- An Organisation’s Environment and the Uncertainty this Brings
- The Culture Created due to an Organisation’s Environment
- The Resources Available due to an Organisation’s Environment
We also suggest you read these articles from around the web;
- The Organisational Environment Slideshow
- Organisational Structure in an Innovative Environment
- Understanding the Organisational Environment and Culture
