Internal and External Factors Affecting the Four Functions of Management Dina Pastor‚ Anelys Thompson‚ Christine Brown MGT230 April 7‚ 2014 Dick Amabile Internal and External Factors Affecting the Four Functions of Management In relation to the four functions of management‚ there are several internal and external factors that affect an organization’s success. Using DaVita‚ Inc. as an example‚ we can look at each internal factor that would affect the function of management and the external
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Macro Environmental Factors 1. Demographics In the beer industry‚ 40% of the US population consumes beer regularly (at least once a week). Amongst that‚ 30% of drinkers are frequent beer shoppers. However‚ the beer drinker profile is skewed towards younger males between the ages of 21-30 years old with only a moderate education and modest household incomes. It has also been determined‚ that consumers drink less beer as they age because of health and wellness concerns. For Heineken‚ in the
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Internal Analysis An Internal Analysis of a company focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of internal factors that give a company certain advantages and disadvantages in meeting the needs of its target market. Strengths refer to core competencies that give the firm an advantage in meeting the needs of its target markets. Weaknesses refer to any limitations a company faces in developing or implementing a strategy. The aim of the internal analysis is to identify the company’s strengths and weaknesses
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Internal Analysis Tangible resources Apple’s tangible resources are extensive and widely documented despite the company’s high level of security in matters of design. The value of analysing the tangible assets of the organisation lies in the determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the
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Strategic Management Analysis of Child and Family Services of Timmins and District Word Count: 2‚494 November 8‚ 2009 Tracy Hillier Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................3 External Situation...................................................................................3 Internal Situation....................................................................................5 Five Forces Analysis............
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1.“Value chain analysis (VCA) is a process where a firm identifies its primary and support activities that add value to its final product and then analyze these activities to reduce costs or increase differentiation.” 2.“Value chain represents the internal activities a firm engages in when transforming inputs into outputs.” The Internal Analysis of strengths and weaknesses focuses on internal factors that give an organization certain advantages and disadvantages in meeting the needs of its target
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Boeing Internal Analysis Purpose This report discussed the components of internal analysis‚ competitive advantage‚ and strategic competitiveness of Boeing Company. This is done by analyzing the tangible & intangible resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies in order to clarify Boeing’s strengths and weaknesses. Resources Exhibit 1 Tangible | Intangible | Manufacturing plants | Boeing’s digital design software | Composite and metal materials | Dynamic assembly line | Headquarters
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The internal environment: * Strategic competitiveness and above – Average returns result when Internal organization (What a firm can do : function of resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies) matches External environment ( What a firm might do : function of opportunities in the firm’s external environment → Competitive Advantage * Competitive advantage key points: * No competitive advantage lasts forever. * Over time‚ rival use their own unique resources‚ capabilities‚ and
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Growth “Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012‚ the retail industry will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries. This year‚ retail industry sales will rise 3.4 percent to $2.53 trillion*‚ according to the National Retail Federation – slightly lower than the pace of 2011‚ in which sales grew 4.7 percent. Many economists estimate that real U.S. GDP will
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Environmental Analysis As many may be aware‚ Toyota is not shy to the media spotlight. Toyota has been the number one automobile distributor since 1935 when the founder‚ Kiichiro Toyoda revealed their first model the A1 and by the 1950s. Toyota had produced more than 100‚000 vehicles. However‚ not all of Toyota’s fame has been popular. Many will remember the major automobile company by the massive number of recalls totaling nearly one million‚ occurring in several countries across the globe. Half
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