Chapter 4 The External Environment The Environmental Domain Organization Environment is composed of all elements that exist outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect all or part of the organization. Its domain is the chosen field of action. The environment comprises several sectors or subdivisions of the environment that contain similar elements (ie. industry‚ raw materials‚ human resources‚ market‚ technology‚ financial resources‚ economic conditions‚ government
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The purpose of this report is to inform airline executives about the external forces affecting their industry and what they can do to keep up with the changing business atmosphere. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 had a grueling effect on the economy‚ and while most industries are almost back to their pre-9/11 financial status‚ the airline industry is lucky to break-even. This report will explain three leading trends that are forcing the airline industry to re-think their stance on strategic planning
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External Environment influence organization Introduction: Each organization has their own organization structure and strategy to help them get their organization’s goals. Therefore managers of organization should to design and choose the structure and strategy that fit for different types of organization to get the goals. However managers should according to the external environment to make decision for the organization. The external environment will influence the organization’s choose‚ if the
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Chapter 2 The external environment: Opportunities‚ threats‚ industry competition and competitor analysis Knowledge objectives 1 Explain the importance of analysing and understanding the firm’s external environment 2 Define and describe the general environment and the industry environment 3 Discuss the four activities of the external environmental analysis process 4 Name and describe the general environment’s six segments Knowledge objectives 5 Identify the five competitive forces
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External environment External Factors (environment) - It is the external forces that are beyond the control of the individual business A number of external factors can affect business (STEEPLE analysis) - economy - These are factors outside the business - political/government policy that may affect its - social decisions. - External factors that - technological may present opportunities - ecological or threats to - legal a business - ethics Economy – business need to observe the economic
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Introduction to Rooms Division Management Assignment of External business environment in Hospitality industry. Table of Contents Introduction 3 “If we do same thing today as we did yesterday… …we will get the same results tomorrow’’ 1. Forecast for 2009. 4 1. Travelers still tend to plan the trips.
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Company’s External Environment (External) Key economic and industry variables: Industry analysis (provide data to support): a. Industry size: b. Segmentation – geographic and product: Abercrombie and Fitch Co. started their business at West Cost of United State‚ because of the West Cost Mountains‚ camping gears and sporting goods were main products. However‚ under new management‚ A&F Co. opened a store on Beverly Hills‚ California. A&F Co. to aim rich‚ fitted‚ attractive‚ provocative
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The Airline Industry Annise Hawkins Strayer University ECO 550 Dr. Youngblood January 28‚ 2012 According to First Research (2010)‚ the main products or service in the industry is air transportation. This includes the scheduled or unscheduled transportation of passengers‚ mail or cargo. The bulk of the revenues in the industry (estimated by first research (2010) to be 70% of total revenues) come from the scheduled transportation of passengers. Cargo and express mail contribute
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multinational enterprises. Journal of International Business Studies‚ 35‚ 81–98. Cantwell‚ J.‚ Dunning J. H.‚ & Lundan‚ S. M. (2009). An evolutionary approach to understanding international business activity: The co-evolution of MNEs and the institutional environment. Journal of International Business Studies. doi:10.1057/jibs.2009.95. Carroll‚ A. B. (1999). Corporate social responsibility. Evolution of a definitional construct. Business and Society‚ 38(3)‚ 268–295. Devinney‚ T. M. (2009). Is the socially responsible
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1. Number of consumers (naturally‚ more consumers means more D) 2. Income & normal goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods increases) 3. Income & inferior goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods decreases) 4. Preferences (obviously‚ if they prefer to buy it their D will increase) 5. Price of a substitute (if the price of a substitute good increases‚ D for the original good will increase) 6. Expectation of future prices and income. 7. Government policies. e.g. ban pornography
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