Assessing Opportunities and Threats(英文版)(ppt 30页)

Assessing Opportunities and Threats(英文版)内容提要：
Learning Objectives：
1.Differentiate between external environmental opportunities and threats.
2.Describe how organizations are open systems.
3.Distinguish between the environment as information perspective and the environment as source of resources perspective.
4.Describe the components in an organization’s specific environment.
5.Explain each of the forces in Porter’s five forces model.
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All the macroeconomic data, current statistics, trends, and changes
Interest rates
Monetary exchange rates
Budget deficit-surplus
Trade deficit-surplus
Inflation rates
GNP or GDP
Consumer income, spending, and debt levels
Unemployment levels
Workforce productivity
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Examples of Significant Legislation Affecting Organizations (from Table 3-3)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990