consider five (5) key 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
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Economics Chapter One: Ten Principles of Economics Scarcity – the limited nature of society’s resources Economics – the study of how society manages its scarce resources Principle #1: People Face Tradeoffs Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another A dollar/unit of time spent on one thing is one less dollar/unit of time less spent on another Common trade offs include: “butter for guns”‚ a clean environment or a high level of income & Efficiency – the property of society
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Contrastive Analysis in the Classroom 1. Introduction Contrastive analysis is a very controversial field of applied linguistics‚ especially in regard to its role in the language teaching process. There have been times when comparing languages was considered to be the very foundation of language teaching‚ and those when any reference to the mother tongue was absolutely forbidden. The aim of this paper is to show some misconceptions about contrastive linguistics in general and present the
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FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS OF THE DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF BANGUED FIRST SEMESTER 2010-2011 Mary B. Gallardo‚MST-Math‚ Alfreinell S. Castillo‚ BSC‚ Jessie T. Sibayan‚ AB‚ Marianito T. Taeza‚ AB‚ and G. Regil D.Valera‚ BSCE Registrar’s Office‚ Divine Word College of Bangued June 1‚ 2011. The objective of this study was to examine factors such as age‚ gender‚ high school graduated from‚ and Grade Point Average (GPA) in fourth year and to identify whether
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POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS Monitoring‚ understanding‚ and adapting to the political environment is absolutely essential for any business‚ because it significantly affects every apect of their working. Some political factors includeisPOLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS Monitoring‚ understanding‚ and adapting to the political environment is absolutely essential for any business‚ because it significantly affects every aspect of their working. Some political factors include • Stability
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a very industry. It is a major problem in both developing and developed countries but the trend is more severe in developing countries. Large construction projects with their features of complexity and capital requirement have resulted interest to many researchers. Roachanakanan (2005) examined the causes and solution of cost escalation in Thailand and United States. He illustrated how the project cost control procedure used in United States can be applied to the construction industry in Thailand
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Factors affecting Cultural tourism Economic Impact The events and festivals are recognized as economic drivers‚ with their help business and tourism are not only industry field which benefits from festivals‚ but the most cities and municipalities themselves benefit. Cultural tourism has been placed at the center of many urban regeneration strategies because it can provide the basis to reanimate city centers‚ rejuvenate existing cultural facilities‚ create new cultural
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Management and Rural Development ========================================== Factors Affecting on loan Repayment Performance of Farmers in Khorasan-Razavi Province of Iran Mohammad Reza Kohansal Assistant professor of agricultural economic dep.‚ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad‚ Iran Hooman Mansoori Msc student of agricultural economic dep.‚ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad‚ Iran Abstract This study investigated the factors influencing on repayment behavior of farmers that received loan from agricultural
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Factors affecting operational planning In this day and age planning is key to any business startup‚ especially during these tough economic times. As we prepare a plan for any business many factors arise including the strengths‚ weakness‚ opportunities‚ threats and trends in any business planning. Let ’s explore deeper to analyze the very important factors. Strengths: Internal positive aspects that are under control and upon which you may capitalize. Good examples of internal strengths are: Company
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Factors Affecting Organizational Design Although many things can affect the choice of an appropriate structure for an organization‚ the following five factors are the most common: size‚ life cycle‚ strategy‚ environment‚ and technology. Organizational size The larger an organization becomes‚ the more complicated its structure. When an organization is small — such as a single retail store‚ a two-person consulting firm‚ or a restaurant — its structure can be simple. In reality‚ if the organization
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