Q1: (a) INTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: Companies must endure economic recessions‚ competing businesses stealing their market share and dips in their stock price. However‚ these external factors are not the only problems businesses face. Companies must deal with internal factors as well. Internal issues can create just as many problems as external ones. Sometimes‚ the two types of factors are linked. Employees : The caliber‚ attitude and work ethic of a company’s employees are
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HSBC (The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation): INTRODUCTION: HSBC is the world’s second-largest banking and financial services group. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai‚ where its branches were first open in 1865. Number of location is around 7‚500 offices in 87 countries and territories; Only in united states it has more than 460 bank branches‚ 210.000 shareholders‚ 300‚000 staff‚ and approximately 128 million customers worldwide. Throughout the world among the multinational
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Introduction This essay will analyse the organisation Subway’s internal and external environments and their impacts on this organisation. This will include a swot analysis on resources and capabilities which are a part of the internal environment and on customers‚ suppliers‚ competitors‚ pressure groups‚ economic‚ political‚ technological‚ natural environment and emerging trends in the external environment. “A SWOT Analysis is a useful technique for understanding your Strengths and Weaknesses‚ and
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the factors within the company that effect its ability to serve its customers and follow its strategy successfully. The factors that will be looked at are: The company‚ suppliers‚ intermediaries‚ customers‚ competitors and publics. The Company HSBC is one of the world ’s largest and most successful banks. To have an idea of its magnitude have a look at the organisational structure (appendix 1). In the UK alone it has 1700 branches‚ approximately 3000 ATM machines‚ over 42 000 cash machines and
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Introduction 1.1. Background To HSBC’s shareholders‚ they would be very happy. HSBC has exceeded its profit expectations in the first quarter of 2011. The bank generated a $11.5 billion pretax profit for the first half of 2011 up from $11.1 billion a year ago. But to the bank’s employees‚ they may not dare to join the celebration. It is because most of them would become unemployed in the next second. HSBC announced its strategy to cut 30‚000 jobs before 2013 for cost savings and shaping the
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1) What problem did HSBC face in this case? What management‚ technology‚ and organization factors were responsible for the problem? Did HSBC management correctly identify the problem? HSBC Holding‚ with headquarters in London‚ is one of the world’s biggest and most successful banks. Like many others‚ the bank ran into problems during the global financial crisis of the late 2000s due in large part to its heavy exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. HSBC not only originated mortgages‚ but
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HSBC is known as the “World’s local bank”. Originally called the HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited‚ HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and the United Kingdom. HSBC is now the second largest bank in the world‚ serving 100 million customers through 9‚500 branches in 79 countries. The company is organized by business line (personal financial services; customer finance; commercial banking; corporate investment banking and markets; private banking)
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alongside indeed brings disadvantages. LLOYDS and HSBC past 5years performance profitability / efficiency ratios of their sales and market shares data collection: 1. Market share of the 6 largest UK banks: Banks | Domestic Market share (SME Banking) | Domestic Market share (Current Accounts) | Domestic Market share (savings accounts) | Gross Mortgage Lending Market share | Other customer loans | RBS | 24% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 8% | HSBC | 15%Β | 14% | 8% | 11% | 7% | Barclays | 18% | 13%
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Here are the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats of HSBC‚ "The World’s Local Bank." Strengths-- *International Finance. Since HSBC is a multinational company itself‚ it is well-qualified to advise other companies on aspects of international business. With offices around the world‚ for the cosmopolitan client‚ HSBC often cannot be beaten in this area. HSBC knows how to succeed in M&A and organic and effective growth-- it was mostly an Asian bank until it took over a UK
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Swot Analysis Of Hsbc SWOT Analysis of HSBC: Strengths: 1. Size: World’s largest (based on a composite score‚ Forbes) and most profitable banking corporation 2. Highest international presence: 128 mn customers worldwide 3. London & NY listing: Prestige and visibility. Access to UK and US capital markets for future capital raising. 4. Diversified approach - both geographically and on basis of customer group Weaknesses: 1. Branding: HSBC setup banks under different names (Hong Kong Bank
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