Module 2 Understanding the external environment Task 1: Summarise the attractiveness of the industry. 1a) Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain. The industry is the coffee industry. Coffee is one of the most valuable traded commodities in the world. In the volume of coffee trade there is 90% trading in green bean from producer countries and 10% trading in manufactured coffee. Consumption of coffee grow low in the world. Since the early 1980s‚ only ther growth only 1.2% annually
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Introduction 3 2. External macro-environment 3 2.1 Social and cultural forces 3 2.1.1 Changing gender roles 3 2.1.2 Attitude towards health‚ nutrition and well-being 3 2.1.3 Cultural beliefs in a country 4 2.2 Technology 4 2.2.1 Advantages of technology 4 2.2.2 Disadvantages of technology 5 2.3 Demography 5 3. Conclusion 6 4. References Lists 7 1. Introduction This report is discussing about how three major forces of macro environment affecting an organisation’s
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FedEx External Environment Audit 1. How is the industry structured? The industry is defined by NAICS as the logistics‚ transportation‚ and related business services. This is a very broad definition because it doesn’t define the main function of the business‚ which is express delivery and shipping that includes a wide range of services for both businesses and consumers. FedEx offers express delivery‚ ground‚ and freight shipping‚ in domestic and international markets. The most important
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Hongliang Wang 7/24/2014 Does eBay deal effectively with its external environment? First of all‚ I want to separate the eternal environment to three parts‚ one is eBay’s American external environment‚ one is European and Australian external environment and another one is eBay’s international external environment. In my opinion‚ eBay’s was good at dealing effectively with American and European and Australian external environment. The reason is eBay’s creator Pierre Omidyar and his wife found
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External Environment Analysis JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) is a company that has focused on low-cost airline transportation service. It is also one of the top major airlines dominating the Domestic Airlines industry. To develop a better strategic business plan the company’s external business market and the effect it has on the business continuity plan must be analysis as well as the general‚ industry‚ and competitor environments. Another issue affecting companies is the role business
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WLAN & WiNG 5 Technical Proposal Overview on Motorola Solution and WiNG 5 Motorola is the third largest vendor of wireless LAN access points with approximately 9% of the North American market and the Motorola WLAN portfolio offers a comprehensive portfolio of wireless access points and controllers providing the flexibility to deploy the right solution for any deployment. All Motorola network elements (access points and controllers alike) run the same Wireless Next Generation version
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Introduction A business does not function in a vacuum. It has to act and react to what happens outside the factory and office walls. These factors that happen outside the business are known as external factors or influences. These will affect the main internal functions of the business and possibly the objectives of the business and its strategies. Main Factors The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that
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Assessment of the Strategic Environment Team Assignment #1 Before completing: Discuss with your group how insights from this assignment will help you complete your project. What will you learn? How will it help you evaluate your product’s prospects for the future? A. Demographic 1. What major demographic developments and trends will pose opportunities or threats for this company? In consumer markets‚ one of the key forces is demographics. Difference in the size of commercial‚ industrial
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3.0 Internal Environment of Samsung 3.1 Resources 3.1.1 Tangible resources In 2009‚ Samsung Electronics has reached $ 110.2 billion market capitalization‚ for the first time beyond Intel‚ the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer revenue‚ Samsung in 2009 to $ 117.8 billion in annual sales‚ revenue has surpassed HP as the world’s largest electronics company‚ is the world’s first two big chip plant‚ second in size only Intel 2008 is to have up to 21 products in the world market share in the
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Goods External and Internal Environmental Analysis Big 5 Sporting Goods (Big 5) has operated within the sporting goods industry‚ predominantly in the western United States‚ for over 50 years (Hoovers‚ 2013). To understand the organizational structure and strategic path chosen by Big 5‚ it is critical to analyze various factors found within its external and internal environments. Big 5’s external environment includes remote‚ industry‚ and operating factors whereas the internal environment includes
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