A method used by management that provides the analysis which is based on the four external factors that may affect the organization’s performance. Social, Technological, Economic and Political are the four factors. This strategical tool helps the profitability of the company.
Factors
Social: The social factor helps a company to understand the ethical, cultural beliefs, demographics, lifestyles and education. These changes influence the growth of the company.
Technological: The change in the technological factors can change the company’s competitive area. Environmental, ecological ways. New strategies and products and the cost of improvising and innovation. And in the development of the product.
Economic: The economic structures and its varies changes at the stock exchange and the interest, and inflation rates and nation’s economic rules and performances. They directly have a great impact on the company.
Political: The changes in the government and pressures and opportunities and changes in the political system and leadership and their values will so affect the company. It also includes the taxes and rules and political grounds and involvement in the business.
Step analysis for Cadbury’s in India
The word ‘chocolate’ has been traced back in ancient times from central America –civilizations Aztec and Maya ,Chocolate made from roasted cocoa beans was mostly enjoyed and relished all over the history as a drink . In ancient times as the expensive cocoa were gifted when a newly born arrives in a family or any religious occasions. Even the traders used to exchange it for jade, clothes etc., till recent times the chocolate has been just the plain chocolate. However Sir Hans Sloane an English doctor brought chocolate milk recipe from South America to England. According to his recipe the original Cadbury milk chocolate was prepared, later it was sold to the Cadbury’s.
The cocoa crillo is harvested only 10% world wide, 90% of it is hybrid