1. The McDonaldÆs near where I live is impacted by environmental factors, both in its task environment and in the general societal environment (Morrison). In its tasks, it gears everything it does to the customers that come in or drive through; the response to every customer order or request is prompt and paced to the volume and speed with which customers arrive. The chain of employees operates like a well-oiled machine designed to serve the customer. On a grander scale, though, the restaurant is impacted more by societal environmental factors. McDonaldÆs adapts to the hottest trends in consumer preference. The fact that Americans are interested in eating more healthful food has caused McDonaldÆs to add new selections to its menu that are lower in fat or calories and contain fresh fruit or vegetables. When new child-friendly movies come out, McDonaldÆs forms an alliance allowing it to manufacture movie-related toys and include them in kidsÆ meals. The subliminal message behind McDonaldÆs is ôWhatever youÆre most interested in today you can find here.ö
2. Public-sector organizations are less driven by profits and more driven by funding than private-sector organizations. For the private sector business, producing a quality product that is competitive in its market and making a good profit are the two key concerns. Since public-sector organizations generally do not need to make a profit, quality also tends to be less of a concern. Public-sector organizations are more keyed to what they can obtain to survive, where private-sector organizations are more keyed to what they can produce to survive. The environmental pressures are therefore different in each type of organization. In the public sector, pressures are more likely to be political, and in the private sector, they are more likely to be financial. This gives the public-sector organization the character of a passive persuader, while the private-sector organi...