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प्रश्न
Explain the following term/concept.
Economic environment.
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उत्तर
The economic environment comprises economic conditions, economic policies, and economic systems, basic economic philosophy, infrastructure, national income, money supply, saving stages in economic development and trade cycles.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State any three points of importance of business environment.
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.
Why is the understanding of business-environment important for managers? Explain with the help of any four points
What is meant by indirect channels of distribution?
Select the correct option and rewrite the sentence.
Privatization implies reduction in the role of ___________ sector.
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.
A boundary less worlds where there would be flow of goods, services, information, capital and people across nation.
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
External factors of business environment are controllable.
Explain the following term/concept.
Political 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.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
The government of India is seriously thinking to allow oil marketing under the public sector, by fixing their own price for petroleum products.
- Name the economic reform related to this decision.
- Name the other two reforms recommended in the new economic policy.
Attempt the following:
Social Environment.
Which of the following does not characterise the business environment?
What creates fear in the minds of investors to invest in long term projects?
Business environment is a group of powers.
According to the United Nations Environmental Agency, the world produces around 300 million tons of plastic each year, half of which constitutes single-use items. Ford is recycling over one billion plastic bottles every year to develop elements of the car’s interior, reducing the amount of plastic ending up in a landfill. The American car maker has revealed that their Romanian-built EcoSport SUVs’ carpets are made using 470 recycled single use plastic bottles The process for making Ford EcoSport carpets involves shredding bottles and their caps into tiny flakes and then heating them to 260°C. Identify the related dimension of business environment.
"The shift of demand from soft drinks to juices is an opportunity for juice companies and threat for soft drink companies." Identify the feature of business environment:
The term 'Business Environment' means the sum total of :
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 of the following is an example of an external factor in the business environment?
