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