A Complete Analysis of the External Environment and Ebay

{draw:a} A Complete Analysis of the External Environment and eBay Table of Contents The Remote Environment Analysis of trends in the legal environment_ 4_ Analysis of trends in the social environment_ 5_ _ Analysis of trends in the technological environment__ 5_ The Industry Major competitors_ 6_ _ Product innovations and barriers__ 6_ Bargaining power of buyer / suppliers_ 7_ Nature of rivalry_ 8_ _ Substitute products__ 8_ _ Industry problems and issues__ 8_ _ Strategic factors for a firm to be successful in the industry__ 9_ _ Important threats and opportunities facing the industry and eBay__ 10_ The Firm _History 10_ _ Personnel__ 19_ _ SWOT Analysis__ 21_ _ Competencies, core competencies, and distinctive competencies__ 22_ _ Value Chain Analysis__ 23_ _ eBay statement of strategic objectives__ 24_ _ Recommendations for eBay__ 24_ References The Remote Environment Analysis of trends in the economic environment and their potential impacts on the industry- The world currently has a population of about 6.5 billion with an accompanying growth rate of 1.167%. More specifically the U.S sports a population of 300 million and a growth rate of .91%1 65.1% of the worlds population is between the ages of 15-64 which represents the ages that a majority of the world gains purchasing power. GDP growth rate for the world is 5.3% vs. 3.2% for the U.S. Some contributors to this statistic would be the Personal Consumption Expenditures(PCE)2 Global output rose by 5% in 2006, led by China (10.5%), India (8.5%), and Russia (6.6%).1 Increase in spending, overall in the U.S.from January 2006-January 2007, is well above the average increase in income. Although there are sporadic months where the increase in personal income actually met or exceeded the increase in consumer spending, in general the increase in consumer spending was well above the