Title: External Factors of Organizational Culture | Organizational Behavior / Human Relations
Headings: External Factors of Organizational Culture
External Factors of Organizational Culture
What you’ll learn to do: Describe the external factors associated with organizational culture
Learning Outcomes
Political Factors
Economic Factors
Industry Factors
Social Factors
Technology Factors
Practice Question
Managing External Factors
Practice Question

Content: A company’s internal factors characterize their relationship with the public. Understanding their internal goals and objectives can help a company better explain or present themselves to society. Both internal and external factors impact each other through the changes they facilitate within the organization. A successful company utilizes both internal and external factors to introduce change and communicate changes effectively to their team and society. Managing External Factors
Companies are not able to eliminate external factors but they do have the ability to manage them. First and foremost, organizations need to stay well-informed on up-to-date information. With daily changes within industry, the economy, and society, there is a lot of information to keep up with. Establishing roles within a company to research and report on new information is a great way to delegate a very important task. For example, some organizations have a research and development team that is responsible for researching and creating new products. Human resource teams may be held responsible for keeping up-to-date with information around hiring laws or wage laws.