The Organization's Environment Organizations and their managers have many more constituent groups to be concerned with than just stockholders. Stakeholders are those people whose interests are potentially affected by an organization's activities, and they may be internal or external to the firm This activity is important because it is critical for managers to be aware of who their stakeholders are. The goal of this exercise is to challenge your ability to identify where specific stakeholder groups fit into the organization's environment Click and drag each of the components of the organization's environment into the appropriate area in the diagram Components External Stakeholders - The Task Environment External Stakeholders -The General Environment Internal Stakeholders Media Competitors Sociocultural forces Unions Interest groups Suppliers Distributors Owners Customers Economic forces International forces Technological forces Governments Lenders Employees Allies Board of directors Political legal forces