Discuss the nature of the organizational environment and identify the environments of interest to most organizations.

Describe the components of the general and task environments and discuss their impact on organizations.

Identify the components of the internal environment and discuss their impact on organizations.

Discuss the importance and determinants of an organizations culture and how the culture can be managed.

Identify and describe how the environment affects organizations and how organizations adapt to their environment.

Describe the basic models of organizational effectiveness and provide contemporary examples of highly effective firms.