INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT REPLY
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Discussion Reply Summary
In this week’s discussion internal environment, power/weakness, and decision models the author begins by providing a thorough definition of factors present and characteristics
of the internal environment. The writer then covers the areas of process, strategic thinking, and decision models. In the process section the writer focuses in on the SWOT analysis as an assessment tool of the internal environment. This is further examined in a step by step used of the tool and its ultimate objective. The strategic thinking section posits that corporate culture and
to an almost equal extent employee retention are the main sources of power for an organization. Finally, the author examines the rational model as the model most applicable to internal analysis.
There is agreement between this writer and the author as to the significance of corporate/organizational culture. Organizational culture refers to an organization's values, beliefs, common meanings, assumptions, standards of conduct, practices, processes, and rituals. The efficiency of an organization may be predicted by its culture. Regardless of how a strong or weak organizational culture influences organizational effectiveness, regardless of its taxonomy. The ability to detect and remedy infractions of norms, practices, and processes is aided by widespread agreement on specific behaviors (Gochhayat et al., 2017).
In addition, this writer also agrees with the significance of employee retention as a resource of an internal environment. Employees that are devoted and dedicated are the key to an organization's success and profitability. It is said that employees do not leave bad jobs, they leave bad leaders. The interconnectivity between leadership and employee retention is not a factor that can be overlooked. To keep personnel for a longer period of time, the business should offer outstanding career opportunities. Furthermore, a supervisor's attitude is critical in this respect. When an employee is completely happy with his or her employer, he or she becomes
