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Explain the following term/concept.
Business environment.

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(I) Business environment refers to the external environment which includes factor outside the business leading to opportunities or threats of the business.
According to Bayard O. Wheeler
(II) “The total of all things external to firm and industries which affect their organization and operations is called as “Business Environment”.

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Chapter 7: Business Enviroment - Exercise Q.2 [Page 151]

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