Organisation of Commerce and Management · Class 11 Commerce
Ch 7Business Environment — Class 11 Organisation of Commerce and Management, concept-first.
A business never operates in isolation. It is surrounded, at every moment, by a set of forces and conditions — some close to the firm, some far outside its control — that together decide how easy or difficult it is to survive, grow, and earn a profit.
Key concepts
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Business Environment and its Components
Business environment is the total sum of all external and internal factors that influence a business's decisions and performance.
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Chapter contents
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Overview
A business never operates in isolation. It is surrounded, at every moment, by a set of forces and conditions — some close to the firm, some far outside its control — that together decide how easy or d…
Meaning and Components of Business Environment
Business Environment means the total sum of all the external and internal factors that influence a business — its customers, suppliers, competitors, government policy, technology, social attitudes, an…
Political Environment — India's System of Government
A country's political system directly shapes the business environment because it decides who makes economic policy, how stable that policy is likely to be, and how predictably rules will be enforced.
Judiciary and the Legal System
The Judiciary is the organ of government responsible for interpreting laws, settling disputes, and ensuring that both citizens and the government itself act within the law.
The New Economic Policy of 1991 — Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation
For roughly the first four decades after independence, the Indian economy operated under a heavily state-controlled model — extensive licensing requirements before a firm could start or expand product…
Impact of the New Economic Policy on Business
The New Economic Policy did not just change government rules on paper — it directly and lastingly changed the day-to-day environment every Indian business operates in.
Exercises
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- Q1Which of the following is NOT one of the standard features of business environment? (a) Dynamic/ever-changing (b) Uncertain (c) Fixed and un…Free
- Q2State whether True or False, with reason: "The internal environment of a business refers to factors that are largely outside the firm's own…Free
- Q3Name the three organs of the Indian government under the principle of separation of powers, and state one business-relevant function of each…Free
- Q4Explain briefly why political stability is considered important for business.Preview
- Q5Give two reasons why the judiciary is important to business, with a brief explanation of each.Preview
- Q6Expand LPG in the context of the New Economic Policy, 1991, and state the meaning of each term in one sentence.Preview
- Q7What immediate economic crisis triggered India's New Economic Policy of 1991?Preview
- Q8Explain any two positive impacts of the New Economic Policy on Indian business.Preview
- Q9Explain any two challenges faced by small and domestic businesses as a result of the New Economic Policy.Preview
- Q10"The same environmental change can be both an opportunity and a threat." Explain this statement using the New Economic Policy as an example.Preview