Match each organizational management element with its primary description: Elements: - Resources - Objectives - Environment Descriptions: - Tangible and intangible assets that give an organization the capacity to act - Desired target states that specify what the organization aims to achieve - Internal and external conditions that shape opportunities, threats, and constraints

### The pairs | Item | Matches | Why | |---|---|---| | Resources | Endowments that give an organization capacity to pursue its objectives | Resources, whether tangible or intangible, enable the organization to act. | | Objectives | Targets that should meet the stated SMART criteria, with tangible and sustainable also noted | Objectives describe what the organization aims to achieve and should be clearly framed. | | Environment | Factors that create strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats | Environmental conditions affect what the organization can do and the risks or opportunities it faces. | ### The concept Management coordinates resources toward objectives while taking account of the environment. The three elements are related but distinct: resources are means, objectives are desired ends, and the environment is the set of conditions affecting action. ### Terms - **SMART**: specific, measurable, achievable or attainable, realistic or relevant, and time-bound. ### Remember Resources are the means, objectives are the ends, and environment shapes the choices.