Internal and External Factors
MGT/230

Internal and External Factors
Internal functions are what you can control and External functions are basically what you cannot control. Now, being in the Army is a different ball game when it comes to management. If the boss wants to keep you until 8 pm he can and for no reason as well. In the Army it doesn’t matter about results necessary but about getting the job done on time. As long as the job gets done, the boss is usually happy upstairs. The worst part about the Army is communication, which is huge. Many times I had to stay very late because our Platoon Sergeants did not give the Platoon instructions until 4 to 5 pm sometimes. We then had to rush to get everything finished before a certain time or the Platoon had to stay longer. Organizing has always been a strong suit for the Army, the problem starts with leading. Many leaders in the Army are young and do not have the experience to be leaders in the first place. Leaders vary from individual to individual, I had an amazing leader who taught me how to be the best soldier I could be. Having just one bad leader in a Platoon can be very toxic, sometimes deadly in an Infantry unit. An OP ORDER for the Army is what the functions of management is to a business. Having to go over the situation, mission, execution, signal and support and command and signal. My platoon had to go over an OP ORDER every single mission, that’s an example of good communication. That’s what makes the United States military different from many other militaries in the world. Every single person in the Company understands the mission and what has to be done to complete the mission. It’s the same in management. Planning, organizing, leading and controlling all are essential when operating a business. Let’s take a look at Blockbuster and how Globalization and not paying attention to the four