Analyze the external environment
Conduct an external environmental assessment for Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. You can get this information from the company’s Web site www.piedmont.org , other Web sites, journal articles, and other sources. Be sure to cover all the basic categories of environmental factors. Draw a diagram showing the environmental forces you have identified and the interrelationships among them and with the organization.
For this assignment, your report should be at least four pages in length, and should include the following information:
The steps to externally evaluate the firm
Description of two environmental forces that may have some impact – positive or negative – on the organization or business.
Create a strategic group map showing the interrelationship between the environmental forces and the organization
Description of two critical issues specific to the organization, its industry and its customers.