Internal and External Factors

Technology has become an important part of the business world. Technology has the ability to connect us in a way that was not possible before, it is responsible for connecting people all over the world. The Susan G. Komen foundation has become a global organization aiming to find the cure for breast cancer by working through their website, komen.org, and local health groups around the world to help millions of women (2012). Like all businesses, this organization has used technology in the form of internet to help get their message across. Their major website, komen.org, has abundances of information relating to breast cancer treatment and research. Planning and organization functions of management have a lot to do with the internal and external factors of the Susan G. Komen website. The planning and organization functions of management ensure that both the internal and external users of the website are able to find the information they are looking for. The website states its background history, how and why it came up with its goal. The organization of the website shows viewers what is happening within the foundation to reach the goal. Susan G. Komen foundation has made use of the internet by using it as an information service; this is where people can find common information about the foundation and answers to questions like: what is needed to complete the goal, why there is a need for this goal, and where it is headed in the future. Technology has made Susan G. Komen foundation expedite the process of receiving and giving information. The information the management release on this website is viewed by many people, which helps news travel faster than compared to 1982 when the foundation was foundered (2012); during this time communication was limited due to lack of technology and social disadvantages. Technology has helped this foundation move forward to become a global organization, this shows how advanced and why technology has become an important...