ANALYSIS :- In this era of high volatility in markets‚ investors look at several parameters before investing in stocks for example EPS‚ earning growth rate‚ debt/equity ‚ p/e ratios. These parameters will no doubt help us to select the best companies but beta is one such parameter which can tell us about the returns with the volatility of a particular stock with respect to market. The concept of beta is actually very simple - it ’s a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall
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identify the factors that might affect a number of fluctuating factors that are likely to influence the organisations supply and demand levels and its costs. The ongoing changes occuring in society create an uncertain environment and have an impact on the fuction of the whole organization. Therefore PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding the ’big picture’ of the environment in which Home Retail Group operates‚ and the opportunities and threats that lie with it. By doing this and looking at
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The tertiary sector of the economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors‚ the others being the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing) and the primary sector (agriculture‚ fishing‚ and extraction such as mining). The service sector consists of the "soft" parts of the economy‚ i.e. activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity‚ performance‚ potential‚ and sustainability‚ what is termed affective
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MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa Bachelor of Public Administration (Honours) – January 2014 Intake ______________________________________________________________________ Assignment 2: Planning & Policy Analysis in the Public Sector Due Date: 23rd April 2014 ______________________________________________________________________ SURNAME : Monakali FIRST NAME : Siyabulela E-MAIL: monakalisiya@gmail.com Declaration on
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Pest Analysis of Sony Pest analysis is another marketing tool. Pest analysis examines the changes in the marketplace caused by political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors. Political factors changes involve one party to another who are in control. For example rises in private healthcare and privatisations‚ which is under the conservative government. Economic factors changes include changes such as a recession creating activity at the lower ends of the product price ranges. Also for
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International Strategy ■ Create value by transferring valuable core competencies to foreign markets that competitors lack ■ Centralize product development functions at home ■ Establish manufacturing and marketing functions in local country but head office exercises tight control over it ■ Limit customization of product offering and market strategy – Strategy effective if firm faces weak pressures for local responsive and cost reductions Multidomestic Strategy ■
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PEST Analysis Using the PEST analysis to assess the macro environment of the newspaper industry shows that the technology and recession are two of the major factors that have been affecting the newspaper industry as well as the socio cultural side. Technology The Internet‚ a powerful and advance technology‚ has changed the model of mass communication. The Internet has had a major impact on the external environment of the newspaper industry and has been gradually substituting the prints. It has
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CONTENTS Page 3 Introduction Page 4 Description of Organisation Page 5 History Timeline Page 7 Organisation Structure Page 8 Organisation Chart Page 9 SWOT Analysis Page 10 Strengths Page 11 Weaknesses Page 12 Opportunities Page 13 Threats Page 14 PEST Analysis Page 15 Political Factors Page 16 Economic Factors Page 17 Social Factors Page 18 Technological Factors Page 19 Conclusion Page 20 References Introduction For my assignment I am required to investigate and evaluate the internal and external
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KIA value of Kia’s technology‚ design and innovative approach to brand management PEST MODEL Political: * Give incentive to buy American cars in NA and tariffs on imported cars. * Possible regulation on the number of cares exported or allowed to be * Government related contracts. | Economical: * imported cars face tariffs * Gas prices increasing continuously * Recession hit globally affecting the profit margins. * Due to recession people were looking to buy cheaper cars which
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dip. Hermes – mainly silks and two different types of bags. A very exclusive brand and maybe a bit too exclusive with not enough products; only caters to a very small market. However‚ I find this one of the more interesting stocks out of the sector for a few reasons. In 2000‚ they decided to run their clothing department from China; LV increased their stake holding in the company even though Hermes asked them to release a percentage of their shares – potential buy out in the next few months
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