Costco:Internal / External Analysis Table of Contents INTERNAL ANALYSYS: • About Costco • Mission Statement • Corporate Governance & Stakeholder Management • Locations • Strategic Objective • Primary Activities • Support Activities • Costco Membership • Financial • Net Income • Net Sales • Membership Fees • Gross Margin • Selling‚ General & Administrative Expenses • Cash Flows • Expansion Plans • Conclusion EXTERNAL ANALYSIS • Demographics • Socio-cultural • Political/Legal
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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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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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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 Environment of Business 1. Introduction The business that will be analysed is Woolworths Financial Services (WFS). WFS is a financial service provider call-centre‚ based in Observatory. The company offers a range of financial products and services. These include the Woolworths’ in-store card‚ credit cards and revolving personal loans. The call-centre services all the Woolworths stores across South Africa. WFS is in a joint venture with ABSA‚ as its financial partner. 2. Scanning the Internal and
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Internal Analysis RIM‚ one of world leaders in mobile communications market‚ stepped into the telecommunication industry with its pioneered BlackBerry products. The BlackBerry’s wireless platform and line of handhelds provides remarkable functions with fully integrated e-mail‚ browser and organizer applications which today made one of the leaders in wireless mobile communication. RIM’s Successful Strategies With worldwide demand for wireless handheld’s‚ RIM quickly identified the market potentials
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction to organization environment 4 2 Background of Macdonald 4 3 Strength and weakness of the company 5 3.1 Strengths 5 3.2 Weakness 5 4 MacDonald specific and general environment 6 4.1 Specific environment 6 4.1.1 Customers: 6 4.1.2 Competitors 6 4.1.3 Supplier 6 4.1.4 Strategies partners 7 4.2 General Environment 7 4.2.1 Economic conditions 7 4.2.2 Political / legal conditions 7 4.2.3 Social culture conditions-society‚ education level‚ religion
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Internal Analysis Tesla motors is able to differentiate itself from its rivals by offering a product that has yet to be matched. No other automotive company has been able to produce a car that is all electric and can travel 250 miles on a single charge. In addition‚ no other company has a network of charge stations allowing Tesla owners to drive across the country if desired. Finally‚ Tesla motors has created a brand of elite cars‚ it has been said that Tesla owners may be more of a cult than that
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External/Internal Factors While driving on a congested freeway during rush hour many people may have often wished that all the other cars would simply disappear so we arrive at our destination on time. Realizing that it is beyond their control‚ their thoughts may return to another solution and something that they can control – the departure time. All those other cars on the freeway are external factors affecting a commute to work. Their presence or behaviors are beyond an individual’s
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