external forces in doing the external assessment exercise‚ and these are political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological (PEST)‚ and competitive factors. The scope of external assessment embraces the analysis of opportunities and threats impacting a certain industry or business. The following discusses the key factors covered by an external assessment: 1. Political Factors This exercise dissects the political‚ governmental‚ and legal aspects of a particular business. Both local and global environments are
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FACTORS AFFECTING STANDARD OF LIVING DIFFERENCE IN COST OF LIVING A higher National Income figure is required to maintain a high cost of living. Therefore‚ if the cost of living is higher in country B‚ the standard of living cannot be three times higher. The cost of living is determined by the amount of money needed to buy the goods and services necessary to maintain a specific standard of living. “In 1890‚ the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the first attempt to gather data on the cost
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF INFLUENCES ON RETAIL SERVICE QUALITY: A FOCUS ON KUWAIT AND LEBANO Abstract: The Middle East is a growing and lucrative marketplace. This exploratory study examines retail service in Kuwait and Lebanon‚ regions with long histories of trade. Retail service‚ however‚ has not been well documented in this region. To our knowledge‚ this is the first study that examines customer and salespeople perceptions of service encounters in these countries‚ in light of their culture
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TEAM COHESION: The purpose for team coaching is to strengthen synergy within the team. After we analyzed your company’s information‚ we found that work coordination between older and younger staff in your company can be improved in order to make daily operation more efficient. In addition‚ we think that communication is an important factor for every service team which aims at delivering high quality services to their customers. Therefore‚ we suggest that team communication channels can be increased
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whereby there is an increase in a nations GNP and GDP‚ leading to an increase in growth .but to a sociologist this is a surface definition as development or rather a country is regarded as developed when such increase is affecting the living condition of its people even to the smallest group in the society. Where we don’t only calculate numbers and figures and structures but can see the positive change of things in the life of the people‚ both the rich‚ average and poor. Then such a society would be regarded
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3 operators Telekom‚ Maxis and DiGi. For example‚ as Maxis Communications Berhad (“Maxis”) being one of the most favorable choice for users‚ Maxis believes that the main competitive factors in the mobile services market are network coverage‚ service quality‚ pricing and brand. Therefore‚ these could be the main factors that determine the level of customer loyalty towards Maxis. A critical issue for the continued success of a firm is its capability to retain its current customers and make them
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Biology Task To investigate the effect of some factor affecting pulse rate Aim TO investigate how exercise affects the pulse rate. To do this‚ we took our normal pulse rate and then compared it with the pulse rate after exercise (walking). We kept all other factors constant so as to study the effect of exercise on pulse rate. Introduction Our heart is a muscle. It’s located a little to the left of the middle of our chest‚ and it’s about the size of our fist. There are lots of muscles all over
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FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR Cultural Culture is one of the most fundamental of determinant of a person’s wants‚ needs and behaviour (determined mainly by countries- wants‚ needs and behaviour of a Japanese differs greatly from an American) Sub-culture consists of smaller cultures within cultures. It provide a specific identification and socialisation for its members. Sub-cultures includes nationalities‚ religions‚ racial groups‚ etc. (The Silver market differs greatly from the
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING OF SAINT COLUMBAN COLLEGE COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION ARTS AND SCIENCES THIRD YEAR STUDENTS In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of the course Business Statistics Submitted to: Mr. Angelino B. Urbano‚ Jr. October 14‚ 2013 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researchers would like to share their work as a contribution to the continuing learning process in understanding the different reasons of the Saint Columban College students
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0. Introduction: Meaning of Cohesion One thing that comes to mind at the mention of cohesion is the word: text. A text can be written or spoken‚ prose or verse‚ dialogue or monologue‚ etc. It ranges from a few sentences to thousands. A text is not usually defined by size. It is not a grammatical unit but a semantic unit; it is a unit of language in use and any attempt to analyse a text usually shows that it is a product of an ongoing process of meaning. Cohesion prevents texts from being a
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