Unit 2 Macro-Trend Analysis BUS 620 Larry Fiegle Tina Haller May‚ 3‚ 2012 Hybrid Vehicle Macro-Trend Analysis Introduction As gas prices continue to rise‚ people have started to trend toward more energy efficient means of transportation. Hybrid vehicles have an electric motor along with rechargeable batteries and have an increased efficiency of up to 50 percent. There is an onboard computer that switches between gas and electric power. The hybrid car runs on the energy of the battery when
Premium Hybrid vehicle Plug-in hybrid Electric vehicle
Although both GDP and HDI measure the standard of living in a nation through one statistic‚ GDP is less comprehensive than HDI‚ making it not reflect societal well-being as all-rounded as HDI. GDP show total income of a country‚ indicating that only economic growth is taken into consideration. However‚ through means and expected years of schooling‚ life expectancy at birth and gross national income per capital‚ HDI can cover three dimensions: education‚ health and living standard‚ making HDI serve
Premium Gross domestic product Quality of life Human Development Index
THE MACRO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF MICRO-ECONOMIC MARKET FAILURES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS – THE CASE OF SA. Nicola Theron ECONEX www.econex.co.za Department of Economics University of Stellenbosch nmb@sun.ac.za 1. INTRODUCTION This paper will examine the micro-economic market failures and the rationale for regulation in the South African telecommunications sector. The role of telecommunications in economic growth will be emphasized by analysing the effect that the micro-economic market failures
Premium Internet service provider Economics Competition law
Macro-environmental trends. This portion requires you to discuss and analyse the impact on the industry of the following factors (in case the industry competes in overseas markets‚ your analysis should have a corresponding dimension): · Social‚ cultural‚ demographic and environmental forces; · Political‚ governmental and legal forces; · Technological forces; and · Economic forces. Macro-Environment Definition Major external and uncontrollable factors that
Premium Demography Demographic economics Management
quantity in inelastic demand of pharmaceutical drugs than in elastic demand of computers. c. In the pharmaceutical drugs market‚ the quantity demanded is not very responsive to price due to its inelastic character. However‚ the change in price directly influence the quantity demanded in computer market because of its elasticity. So total consumer spending on pharmaceutical drugs would not change much while the total spending on computers would increase concerning a cheaper price. QUESTION 2 a. Opportunity
Premium Supply and demand
1.0 MACRO ENVIRONMENT ELEMENTS There are many factors in the macro-environment that will effect the decisions of the managers of any organization. Tax changes‚ new laws‚ trade barriers‚ demographic change and government policy changes are all examples of macro change. 1.1 Political and Legislation Factors The political-legal dimension of the general environment also affects business activity. The philosophy of the political parties in power influences business practices. The legal environment
Premium Management Marketing Strategic management
Marketing Strategy 8050 Marvel Enterprises‚ Inc. Case Writing by Xiaodan Dong February‚ 2008 Marvel Enterprises‚ Inc. (b) Why was Marvel’s turnaround so successful? Would you characterize that success as a fluke? Or do you view it as sustainable? Why? How? Marvel’s success is not a fluke because its business model is sustainable. Marvel’s new strategy monetized the content library by licensing characters for use with media products. During an era in which mass media is very important
Premium Marvel Comics Fantastic Four Comic book
Enterprise Systems Enterprise systems (ES) are large-scale organizational systems built around packaged enterprise system software. Enterprise system software (ESS) • is a set of packaged application software modules with an integrated architecture‚ which can be used by organizations as their primary engine for integrating data‚ processes and information technology‚ in real time‚ across internal and external value chains; • contains deep knowledge of business practices accumulated from vendor
Premium Enterprise resource planning Management Sales
finding proper information that may help me more to do better. The data on rural finances are not available in organized manner. Many firms render rural finances through improper distribution channel and don’t maintain database. Micro Finance A type of banking service that is provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who would otherwise have no other means of gaining financial services. Ultimately‚ the goal of microfinance is to give low income people an opportunity
Premium Microfinance Bank Grameen Bank
Enterprise Governance Enterprise Governance involves both corporate governance and the business managements inside an organization. There are huge challenges and opportunities under enterprise governance that it actually links with the performance of good corporate governance that move the business forward. Enterprise governance considers the big picture that guides good management to align with good strategic goals‚ more about achievement at the end. Same as corporate governance‚ enterprise governance
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors Management