A PEST analysis (also sometimes called STEP‚ STEEP or PESTLE analysis) looks at the external business environment. In fact‚ it would be better to call this kind of analysis a business environmental analysis but the acronym PEST is easy to remember and so has stuck. PEST stands for Political‚ Economic‚ Sociocultural and Technological. (Technological factors in this case‚ include ecological and environmental aspects - the second E in STEEP and PESTLE‚ while the L in PESTLE stands for legal). The analysis
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company is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis‚ who served as its co-CEO along withJim Balsillie until January 22‚ 2012; as of November 2013‚ Saad assumes the new title of "Lead Director and Chair of Compensation".[5] In November 2013‚ John S. Chen took over as CEO. His strategy is to subcontract manufacturing to Foxconn‚ and to focus on software technology.[6] Originally a dominant innovative company in the smartphone market for business and government usage‚ with
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PEST ANALYSIS A PEST (Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological) analysis is a major part of the environmental scanning section of strategic management and it is used by companies during market research and strategic analysis. Using a PEST analysis helps a business to understand various macro environmental factors that they need to take into consideration when determining the decline or growth of a particular market. What does
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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT BUREAU AFRICA REGIONAL P REPARATORY M EETING FOR THE WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (WTDC-02) Yaoundé (Cameroon)‚ 29-31 May 2001 Document 4-E 4 May 2001 Original: French REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR REFORM: CAMEROON’S EXPERIENCE -2CMDT-02/4-E CONTENTS Page Introduction.................................................................................................................
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Political Maersk ’disappointed’ with China’s rejection of an industry alliance 19 June 2014 Last updated at 02:14 BST Plans for a new international shipping alliance to cut costs have been rejected by China. Already approved by the US and the EU‚ the so-called "P3 Network" was meant to operate in a similar way to code-sharing deals between airlines. It would have allowed the world’s top three container-shipping operators to share vessels and port facilities‚ with plans for about 250 ships to
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consumer behaviour‚ will all be discussed. Secondly‚ we will discuss more about the product itself. Goldsport will need to evaluate its product thoroughly if it wishes to meet the needs and wants of its consumers and hence customer satisfaction. Analysis of product design‚ packaging‚ branding and legal protection will be emphasised. Introduction Marketing a new product can be a challenging experience and time consuming for a business. Especially‚ new businesses starting in a market. Which is
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PEST Analysis of Confectionary Industry The Commonwealth of Australia has stable liberal democratic system with policies that support industrial growth (Australianpolitics.com‚ 2009). There is steady growth in labor market as well since 2001 (Chandra Shah‚ Gerard Burke‚ 2006). There are no additional restrictions enforced due to ecological factors on the confectionary market except for regular industry norms to take into account ecological issues. So political factor of PEST analysis is conducive
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Life Style With diet becoming a major part of people’s life styles in 2010‚ McDonald’s has had to introduce new items to the menu‚ to continue to offer something for all age groups‚ and everyone. McDonalds recognises customers are not all the same. • A parent with two children visits McDonald’s to give the parent a treat. • The children want to visit as it’s a fun place to eat. • A business customer visits McDonald’s during the working day‚ as the service is quick‚ the food
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Political The Political factors relates to the factors which the government also affects such as government instability or rules and regulations which the business must follow. Nokia have recently moved one of its manufacturing facilities to India‚ and because of this it is important that Nokia follow the rules and regulations that are set in India‚ so that they can operate as efficiently as possible. The types of things they will have to be aware of is the minimum wage‚ the maximum hours a week
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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