task environment
Distributor
A person or organization that helps another organization sell its goods and services to customer
Financial institutions
Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions May engage in crowdfunding, raising money for a project by obtaining many small amounts of money from many people (the crowd)
Special-interest groups
Groups whose members try to influence specific issues
Employee organizations
Labor unions and professional associations that help the organization monitor the field and the competition and where the industry and direction are going. Local communities May institute clawbacks: rescinding tax breaks when firms don't deliver promised jobs
Competitors
People or organizations that compete for customers or service
Supplier
Provides raw materials, services, equipment, labor, or energy to other organizations
Government regulators
Regulatory agencies that establish ground rules under which organizations may operate
Strategic allies
The relationship of two organizations who join forces to achieve advantages neither can perform as well alone
Customers
Those who pay to use an organization's goods or services
The Task Environment
includes entities that directly affect a firm on a constant basis and include competitors, suppliers, and customers