Organizations do not exist in isolation. They interact with, and are affected by$,$ many different factors. When analyzing 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 general environment $($broad forces affecting the overall context for conducting business$)$ and the task environment $($factors of specific intefst to an organization$).$

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

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

Example

Environment

Increased regulation of banks and mortgage lenders regarding the loans they issue

For a public university, the pool of new PhD graduates seeking jobs as professors

A reminder to employees that business$-$casual attire is permitted only on Fridays

A worldwide recession

A manager's policy of letting employees have Friday afternoons off during the summer