“Outline the components of any organization’s macro environment and give an example for each component of a current major operational change or industry trend”. Macro Environment: The factors outside of the industry that influence the survival of the company; these factors are not directly controllable by the organisation. (Elliot‚ Rundle-Thiele‚ Walker‚ p.48) Components of the Marco Environment: There are six (6) major components of which the macro-environment is made up of; 1. Demographic 2
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scheduled airline in the UK. The company was founded in 1919‚ and has continued to grow and expand since privatisation in 1987‚ until the global recession hit in 2008. On 23rd January 2009 the UK was officially declared to be in recession following two consecutive quarters in 2008 during which economic growth dropped (BBC‚ 2009). Many businesses‚ including British Airways‚ have found it increasingly difficult to survive in the resulting testing macroeconomic environment. The Recession A recession will
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Macro environments relates to the larger forces that have an impact on society as a whole and not just on one or a few organizations. A single organization cannot usually have a significant impact on these forces and therefore can only adapt its marketing mix to account for the opportunities and threats that arise. The company’s macro-environment consists of six major forces that impact on organizations. The six major forces are demographic trends‚ economic trends‚ natural trends‚ technological
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economy‚ politics‚ demographics‚ and social trends. One technique used by organizations to monitor the environment is known as environmental scanning. It allows marketers to understand the current state of the environment‚ so that the organization can predict trends. The Macro Environment There are a number of common approaches for how the external factors‚ which describe the macro environment‚ can be identified and examined. These factors indirectly affect the organization but cannot be controlled
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“Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago.”…Paul Samuelson INTRODUCTION Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. A focus of the subject is how economic agents behave or interact and how economies work. A given economy is the result of a process that involves its technological evolution‚ history and social organization‚ as well as its geography‚ natural resource endowment‚ and ecology
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Economics with Study Guide. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing. • "Macroeconomics/Microeconomics." Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. Ed. Allison McClintic Marion. Gale Cengage‚ 2001. eNotes.com. 2006. 20 Nov‚ 2009 • McCrane‚ Jim. “Macro vs. Microeconomics: How Do The Courses Compare?” ----------------------- [1] Source->
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Macro environment‚ one of the three key elements of the marketing environment explains the influences of broader societal forces. These major external forces are not controllable‚ but being aware of the environmental factors and its changes will be of great advantage for growing the business (Angela‚ 2012). In the travel business‚ the operation does not depend only on the internal functioning but is also affected by external factors. Wotif is also affected by these internal and external factors.
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Micro-environmental factors such as customers are essential in determining the success of marketing especially when the needs of the clients are satisfied. Similarly‚ the contribution of employees to the company is fundamental in production of high quality products which are highly marketable (Apple‚ Inc. 2008). The media is an equally crucial factor of the micro-environment because any information which originates from the media either positive or negative can adversely affect the sales of the
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MY COMPANY PART 2 BUS322 Organizational Behavior August 25‚ 2012 Abstract As an owner of a business there must be an understanding that employees go through many different feelings due to the stressors the company many bring‚ To run a great company there must be work teams for the company that will address issues of group behavior development and decision making. There are at least two best practices based on an analysis of traditional‚ contemporary‚ and emerging
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1. What are your chosen company’s marketing principles? Is this company trying to provide superior quality/value products‚ to have excellent services‚ to be innovative‚ to have a valuable brand name‚ or to understand competitors / consumers through market research capabilities... etc? How and where do you find this information*? You can find this from company’s mission statement‚ advertising slogans‚ and other places (e.g.‚ company’s website‚ information for investors‚ leaflets). *This is where
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