China has an average growth rate of 10% per year‚ which indicates that it is the fastest growing major economy. In this context‚ we are going to analyze the political‚ economical‚ socio-cultural and technological issues of Amazon‚ which is called PEST analysis. It’s a simple business measurement tool but important and widely used that helps understanding the market growth. Political point of view Amazon arrived in China in 2004. Implementing itself in China was not a simple task to do. Even
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POLITICAL ASPECTS • Political uncertainty in Malaysia with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi set to step down in March 2009. • Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to take over the ruling-coalition party‚ but with a cloud of allegations. • Political unrest in Thailand recently when anti-government protesters recently blocked flights for a week at Bangkok’s main airports. • ASEAN nations have been pushing Indonesia to scrap its Rp.1 million ‘Fiscal’ charge to all Indonesian citizens and
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Political – legal factors ABB is a company which has headquarter also in Czech Republic. Czech Republic is a country with democratic legal system. The power is divided in three parts: legislative‚ executive and court which are mutually balanced and democratically controlled. The constitution of Czech Republic includes some insurance‚ which have to help to restrict state power and prevent to abuse the power especially in human rights. ABB Ltd. was established as a limited liability company and its
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The sustainability of DCB Bank agenda has expanded rapidly. It reflects the company’s increasing focus on the wider nature of business and made the stakeholders growing interests in competitive world of business. There is now a great awareness about the global challenges such as climate changes‚ poverty‚ scarcity of resources‚ and demographic shifting. The responses came from the government and from different businesses‚ as well as the non-profit organization helped DCB Bank made it possible for
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Alcohol advertising in Australia ignores the long-term and short-term health risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption; these are detrimental to the Australian population of all ages‚ therefore they should be banned. Alcohol advertising is the promotion of alcoholic beverages by alcohol companies through a range of different media. Alcohol advertising is one of the most closely regulated forms of advertising‚ along with tobacco. The self-regulation system in Australia is not effective at
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Introduction Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable form of mental retardation in the world. FAS causes a range of disorders‚ is found in all ethnic groups and populations and is most prevalent is impoverished communities. In South Africa‚ epidemiological studies have shown that rural populations in the Western Cape are particularly affected and have FAS rates exceeding those reported in other world communities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a series of birth defects caused by
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College Students and Alcohol College student drunkenness is far from new and neither are college and university efforts to control it. What is new‚ however‚ is the potential to make real progress on this age-old problem based on scientific research results. New research-based information about the consequences of high-risk college drinking and how to reduce it can empower colleges and universities‚ communities‚ and other interested organizations to take effective action. Hazardous drinking among
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PEST Analysis for GAP Politics Globalization has been a current trend to every industry which also includes the apparel and fashion industry in which is due to the construction of import international facilities and establishment. It has been noted that when products are traded‚ regulations and policies are present. With these regulations and policies‚ company’s operations may be impaired. Some countries also control the entrance of foreign companies which would also affect the process of
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PEST Analysis Political The international IT and electronics industries have been characterized with intensive competition. Electronics and IT companies are constantly reviewing their achievements as well as the competitors’ in order to come up with better business strategies in an effort to best all other existing industry rivals. With the merger and acquisition strategy between HP and Compaq‚ members of the IT and electronics industry all over the world were threatened with the intensified effort
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by the good management of Sir Alex Ferguson who has been the manager since 1986 when Ron Atkinson left (Official website‚ ManU). Introduction The football industry in UK has become popular because of the first successes in the industry‚ an attribute that made it a viable business. The main aim of this report is to analyze the SWOT and PEST analysis of Manchester United. From this analysis‚ it will be possible to identify both the internal and external strengths of the company. SWOT analysis SWOT
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