This paper helps to understand the overall business environment and evaluate its various components in business decision making
Business Environment: The concept, significance and nature of business environment.
Environment scanning: meaning, nature, scope and process of environmental scanning, interaction between internal and external environments.
Globalization trends and challanges.
Political Environment- Types of political systems
Economics aspects of Indian constitution: preamble, directive principles, fundamental rights, centre state relations
Economic Environment- concept and features of various economic systems, impact of libralization and privatisation on Indian economy, New Industrial Policy and Industrial licensing, monetary and fiscal policies.
Legal Environment: Company Regulatory Legislations in India, FEMA, EXIM Policy, Consumer Protection Act 1986, Right to Information Act 2005, Competition Laws, IPR (general concept)
Technological Environment and International Environment- Source of technological dynamics, appropriate technology, technology adaptation- globalisation, transfer of technology, TO ( main provisions and functions)
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Francis Cherulinum, Business Environment, Himalaya Publishing House .V.
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