macroenvironments
Large-scale external conditions
Macroenvironments are the broad external conditions that affect an organization, industry, or society—factors largely beyond any single entity's control.
In business analysis, the macroenvironment includes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental forces: The company's strategic plan must account for shifts in the macroenvironment.
Contrast with microenvironment, which covers immediate factors like customers and suppliers.
Statistical population characteristics
- cultureCollective social practices
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
ethnicity · religion · education · language · family · social classes · mobility · lifestyle
Sustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- currencyMedium of exchange
- deficitAmount still owed
surplus · commodities · investment · capitalism · taxation · tariffs · exchange rates · labor markets
How authority is exercised
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- democracyRule by the people
- autocracyRule by one
geopolitics · diplomacy · sovereignty · sanctions · regime · elections · bureaucracy · lobbying
Major ecological community types
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
atmosphere · hydrosphere · biosphere · flora · fauna · foodweb · trophic · abiotic
Creating something original
- automationSelf-operating system design
- digitalizationConverting to electronic format
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- roboticsAutomaton design field
biotechnology · nanotechnology · blockchain · cloud computing · big data · machine learning · cybersecurity · quantum computing
demographics
Statistical population characteristics
- cultureCollective social practices
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- normsExpected behavioral standards
socialization · ethnicity · religion · education · language · family · social classes · mobility · lifestyle · attitudes
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- currencyMedium of exchange
deficit · surplus · commodities · investment · capitalism · taxation · tariffs · exchange rates · labor markets · economic indicators
governance
How authority is exercised
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- democracyRule by the people
autocracy · geopolitics · diplomacy · sovereignty · sanctions · regime · elections · bureaucracy · lobbying · partisanship
biomes
Major ecological community types
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
climate · atmosphere · hydrosphere · biosphere · flora · fauna · foodweb · trophic · abiotic · biotic
innovation
Creating something original
- automationSelf-operating system design
- digitalizationConverting to electronic format
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
robotics · biotechnology · nanotechnology · blockchain · cloud computing · big data · machine learning · cybersecurity · quantum computing · 3D printing
environment, megaphone, macrocosm, macroeconomics, macronutrients, macronutrient, macroscale, macrostructure