Complete an external analysis of KFC including a stakeholder (outside of KFC) analysis
External Analysis = economic, political, social, ecological, technological, International Environment
Economic Factors
1. Prime interest rates
2. Inflation rates
3. Trends in the growth of the gross national product
4. Unemployment rates
5. Globalization of the economy
6. Outsourcing
Social Factors
Present in the external environment:
Beliefs & Values
Attitudes & Opinions
Lifestyles
Developed from:
Cultural conditioning
Ecological conditioning
Demographic makeup
Religion
Education
Ethnic conditioning.
Political Factors
Political constraints on firms:
Fair-trade Decisions
Antitrust Laws
Tax Programs
Minimum Wage Legislation
Pollution and Pricing Policies
Administrative jawboning
Technological Factors
Technological forecasting helps protect and improve the profitability of firms in growing industries.
It alerts strategic managers to impending challenges and promising opportunities.
The key to beneficial forecasting of technological advancement lies in accurately predicting future technological capabilities and their probable impacts.
Ecological Factors
Ecology refers to the relationships among human beings and other living things and the air, soil, and water that support them.
Threats to our life-supporting ecology caused principally by human activities in an industrial society are commonly referred to as pollution
Loss of habitat and biodiversity
Environmental legislation
Eco-efficiency
External Environment
A firm's external environment consists of all the conditions and forces that affect its strategic options and define its competitive situation. The Strategic management model shows the external environment as three interactive segments: the remote, industry, and operating environments.
Stakeholder Analysis
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