external environment

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Conditions, entities, events, and factors surrounding an organization that influence its activities and choices, and determine its opportunities and risks. Also called operating environment.

Opposite of internal environment.

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I needed time to get in touch with my external environment because I did not want to walk around like a chicken with my head cut off.
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The company could no longer use a the same legal firm, whose prices were continually rising, due to external environment.
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You need to understand what effect the external environment will have on your product so that you can find ways to adapt.
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