Political Factors: 1. Regulation in the labour market in Sweden‚ Latvia‚ Germany‚ Brazil and China‚ such as Labour laws‚ working hours‚ termination notices 2. Regulation of the environmental legislation‚ such as pollution issues management 3. Regulation of quality issues‚ such as safety‚ environmental friendly 4. Regulation of the strategic alliance in different countries‚ such as joint venture‚ acquisition 5. Taxation regulations to different countries 6. Trading policy‚ agreements‚ contract
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PEST ANALYSIS | | Political | Economical | * Although my parents upbringings were very different in terms of location (my father in Britain‚ my mother the Philippines) both grew up under controversial political powers. My father under the conservative influences of Margaret Thatcher and my mother under the notorious dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda. * Because of my grandfathers successful career for which he was rewarded with financial comfort‚ his political
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INTRODUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY Telecommunication is the transmission of messages over significant distances for the purpose of communication. In the modern age of electricity‚ telecommunications has involved the use of electric means such as the telegraph and telephone‚ the use of microwave communications and the use of fiber optics. The telecom industry plays an important role in the world economy and global revenues in 2008 were ~USD 4 trillion‚ expected to grow at a steep 11%
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Colm O’Sullivan and Cullen Allen set up their business in 2003. Colm has always had an interest in food while Cullen has always had an obsession with business. So they combined their strengths and Cully and Sully was born. Colm and Cullen had noticed the huge growth in the ‘convenience’ food industry for today’s cash rich‚ time poor generation but they spotted a problem with this food‚ or more aptly‚ an opportunity. The food on offer is often of poor quality and a reputation has grown up around
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2.1. Political Environment The Indonesian government plays a significant active role in business. Since May 1998‚ after Suharto resigned‚ the country has transformed itself from a controlling system into a democratic one (Indonesia Country Brief‚ 2008). Australia also has legal and political stability. Therefore‚ Jurlique will face no difficulty in establishing its business into Indonesia since both countries political parties seek to promote growth and encourage investment and trade‚ including
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POLITICAL ANALYSIS TAXATION As of 1 January 2001‚ South Africa’s territorial system of taxation (or source-based system) was replaced with one based on worldwide incomes for resident companies‚ including resident branches of foreign companies. In order to preserve some of South Africa’s appeal as an "off-shore" location for international headquarters‚ a separate regime for non-resident International Holding Companies (IHCs) is maintained which allows for income from foreign subsidiaries
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Political Singapore government has always been in favour of the tourism sector. In fact‚ Singapore Tourism Board (STB) launched a $90million BOOST (building on opportunities to strengthen tourism) for the tourism sector). The initiative help pushed the industry through tough times by assisting MICE (Meetings‚ Incentives‚ Conventions‚ Exhibition) companies to alleviate their business costs (Singapore Tourism Board‚ 2009). Not too long ago‚ the Singapore government cooperated with Indonesia to develop
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Exhibit 3.1 Strategic capabilities and competitive advantage Exhibit 3.2 Strategic capability: the terminology Exhibit 3.3 Sources of cost efficiency Exhibit 3.4 The experience curve Exhibit 3.5 Criteria for inimitability of strategic capabilities Analyzing Resources & Capabilities OUTLINE • The role of resources and capabilities in strategy formulation. • The resources of the firm • Organizational capabilities • Appraising the profit potential of resources and
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Marks and Spencer is the British multinational retail company that specializes on producing clothing and high-quality food. Being the dominant force on the UK market Marks and Spencer owns 600 stores in the home country and over 225 stores worldwide. Bird (1986) claims Marks and Spencer to be the most powerful image of Great Britain; the company currently being the most profitable UK organization also is one of the most innovative in the world. Two main features of the Marks and Spencer are centralization
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