Organizations do not exist in isolation. They interact with, and are affected by$,$ many different factors. When analy ing the climate in which an organization operates, it is helpful to understand how a particular element fits into the big picture.

The external environment consists of everything affecting an organization from the outside, which includes the ger feral environment $($broad forces affecting the overall context for conducting business$)$ and the task environment $($factors of specific interest to an of panization$).$

An organization's internal environment relates to conditions, events, and factors affecting the organization from w fin.

For each example in the following table, choose whether it belongs in the general, task, or internal environment.