Abstract
The behaviour of spontaneous environmental scanning is influenced by organisational factors. The focus of the scanning behaviour is influenced by organisational precepts in the working conditions as well as by the general situation in the organisation. Motivational factors, especially intrinsic motivation, have an effect on the intensity of the scanning behaviour. The author argues that organisations´environmental scanning ability is primarily based on the possibilities for the members to scan the environment in a directed manner. This is also an important prerequisite for the establishment of organised environmental scanning.