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प्रश्न
Attempt the following:
Social Environment.
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उत्तर
Business is an economic and social activity. It has to produce goods according to the requirement of the customers. Satisfying customers is the basic need of business. Therefore, while manufacturing or producing' goods, the business has to take into consideration social factors like traditions, customs, education, habits, values, lifestyles, thinking and earnings of the people of the country. Changes in the social environment are a must and management has to take into consideration these factors which determine the following aspects.
(1) Social Aspect: Literacy level, educational system, tradition and customs, the transition of labour, etc. are important aspects of the social environment. It helps to analyze the needs of the people and accordingly the business opportunities are identified.
(2) Social Trends: Business practices and procedures must be in tune with social beliefs. A growing number of working women and changing lifestyles have increased the demand for household appliances in India.
(3) Social Values: Cultural and social values. (Social justice, national integration, etc.), family organization and caste structure, social institutions, and groups, are taken to consider while making practices and procedures of the business.
(4) Traditions: Customs and traditions. (Diwali, Id, Christmas, etc.) also has an effect on the business. The businessmen have to be more responsible for the demand of the people accordingly.
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What is included in the 'political environment' of business? State.
Why is the understanding of business-environment important for managers? Explain with the help of any four points
What is included in ‘Technological Environment’ of business? State.
Match the pairs.
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ |
| A) Globalization | 1) Profit motive |
| B) Privatization | 2) 2006 |
| C) Liberalization | 3) Borderless economy |
| D) New economic policy | 4) Service Motive |
| E) Social Environment | 5) Internal factor |
| 6) Disinvestment | |
| 7) Social Values | |
| 8) 1991 | |
| 9) Abolishing license policy | |
| 10) GATT |
Match the pairs.
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ |
| A) Internal environment | 1) Knowledge of law |
| B) Political environment | 2) Taxation policy |
| C) Legal environment | 3) Technology |
| D) Economic environment | 4) Traditions |
| 5) WTO | |
| 6) Controlled by business | |
| 7) High cost | |
| 8) Ideology of political party |
Give one word/phrase/term.
The process of transferring ownership of business enterprise, agency or public service from the public service to private sector.
Compete the sentence.
______________ helps the business enterprise for overcoming challenge successfully.
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
Internal factors of business are beyond control.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
Just after the declaration of the Lok Sabha 2014 result, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex rose by 1000 points in a day.
- Identify the environmental factor which led to this rise giving a reason.
- Explain any two other dimensions of the environment.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
Anchor company manufacturing light tubes increased expenditure on Scientific Research and Development and discovered a technology that made it possible to produce an energy-efficient light tube that lasts at least twenty times as long as a standard tube. It resulted in the growth and profitability of the company.
- Identify the dimension of the business environment.
- State importance of the business environment.
Attempt the following:
Economic Environment.
Which factor is not included in Internal Environment?
Which of the following does not characterise the business environment?
Any kind of external devices, like compact discs (CD’s) for computers, have become obsolete. Google, with its Google Drive service, Apple with its icloud offering, enables the users store documents, photos, music and movies on web-based servers. Identify the feature of business environment being described in the above lines.
Match the FEATURES of Business Environment in Column I with the appropriate EXPLANATION in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Complexity | (i) | Very difficult to predict future happenings |
| (b) | Specific forces | (ii) | Easier to understand in parts but difficult to grasp in its totality |
| (c) | Uncertainty | (iii) | Affect individual enterprises directly and immediately |
"The increase in the demand for many ayurvedic medicines, health products and services in the past few months, is related to the need for building immunity and an increased awareness for health care due to the spread of Corona Virus." Identify the feature of business environment being described above.
Match the FEATURES of Business Environment in Column I with the appropriate EXPLANATION in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | |
| (i) | Complexity | Very difficult to predict future happenings. |
| (ii) | Specific forces | Easier to understand in parts but difficult to grasp in its totality. |
| (iii) | Uncertainty | Affect individual enterprises directly and immediately. |
Which characteristic of the business environment is highlighted when changes are taking place too frequently and it becomes difficult to predict the future?
Which option lists both internal and external factors from the diagram provided?
