1) Describe the relationship between the organizational environment and organizational structure and design. Explore the differences between internal and external environmental factors. What factors are important and why?

An organizational environment usually sets boundaries to what an organization can and cannot do because of the factors which influence that organization. The term is defined as all elements that exist outside the boundary of the organization and have the potential to affect all or part of the organization. Where the organization physically takes place, or its domain and how the sectors play a role on the organization all have an impact on the structures to react to those factors. The organizational structure is based on the number of levels of hierarchy, grouping individuals together into departments and number of departments in an organization, as well as communication and coordination across departments. Some factors that influence organizations are the task environment including: international, industry, raw materials, human resource and market sectors. These sectors directly impact the organization’s ability to achieve goals. These factors are more capable to control, to a certain extent, by the organization. However, there are also the general environment, like the: sociocultural, government, economic conditions, technology, and financial resource sector. These sectors might not have a direct impact on the daily operations of a firm but indirectly influence it. These factors are much harder to control for a business because it has to respond to these factors on how they are able to achieve their goals. The more external factors that regularly influence the organization and the greater number of other companies in an organization’s domain, the greater the complexity.
This simple-complex determines how the organization’s operation will be