ecology
noun [ U or C ]
uk/iːˈkɒlədʒi/ us ENVIRONMENT
the relationship between living things and their environment:
The developments will extend further into the shore, so further destroying the river's ecology.
WORKPLACE, COMMERCE
the relationship between the people working within a company or the relationship between different companies working together:
We need a healthy ecology of competing organizations: traditional companies, partnerships, mutuals, co-operatives, and social enterprises.
Business ecology deals with the relationships between stakeholders, corporate decision makers, and their environments.