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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Beni, after completing her MBA, took up a job with a multinational company named 'Fortio'. The company was paying good salary and perks to its employees. The wages were within the paying capacity of the company the provided the employees a reasonable standard of living. The company also had a good work-culture and the behaviour of superiors was very good towards their subordinates. Beni was very happy in this organisation, but due to long working hours, she did not have time to cook her meal. She had to depend upon outside food, which was deteriorating her health. She observed that this problem was faced by many of her colleagues, not only in her company but also in many other companies. This was because of increase in the number of working women and non-availability of hygienic home-cooked food. She identified this as a great opportunity and decided to give up her job to supply packaged home-cooked food to office goers at a reasonable price. At the end of the day, she was also distributing the left-over food in the nearby night-shelters
a. State the dimension of the business environment being discussed above.
b. State the principle of management being followed by 'Fortio'.
c. Identify any two values being communicated by the company to the society in the
above case.
Answer the question.
Explain any four features of the Business Environment.
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.
Uncontrollable factors of the business environment.
Compete the sentence.
______________ helps the business enterprise for overcoming challenge successfully.
Select the correct Option
Which factors of Business Environment regards as controllable?
Answer in one sentence:
Which factors are included in internal environment?
Explain the following term/concept.
Globalisation
Explain the following term/concept.
Social environment.
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.
Attempt the following:
Impact of new economic policy on business and industry.
Answer the following.
What is the business environment? Explain the importance of the business environment.
The sum total of all individuals, institutions and other forces that are outside the control of a business enterprise but that may affect its performance is known as ______.
"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.
The term 'Business Environment' means the sum total of:
"The components of business environment keep on changing due to changes in various circumstances." This shows that business environment is ______.
Which of the following statement is incorrect:
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. |
The changes in technology and the tastes and preferences of consumers cannot be predicted Which feature of business environment is highlighted here?
What does adapting to changes in the business environment mainly help a business achieve?
