INTRODUCTION This chapter identifies the main external influences on the UK market for private security and fire protection‚ using the four headings of a PEST analysis: political‚ economic‚ social and technological. Where such influences have more than one dimension‚ they are considered under the heading that is considered to be the most relevant. POLITICAL FACTORS The Terrorist Threat Precautions against terrorist attacks have been stepped up since the events of 11th September 2001‚ and
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2.1.1 POLITICAL The hotel industry had evolved very rapidly since the opening policy in 1978‚ after that the economy has gradually transformed to a market-oriented one. The reform has created a much better business environment for the hotel industry development (Hornsby‚ 1990). According to Kotler (1996)‚ The political environment is strongly affect hospitality industry‚ political environment is made up of laws‚ government agencies and pressure groups influence and limit the activities of various
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face ups and downs‚ it did not stop her to become the most important pioneer in this industry. This article approaches the evolution of Amazon.com from a PESTEL‚ Porter`s five forces‚ a competitor analyze point of view‚ also an internal analysis and a SWOT analysis. E-commerce has become a key driver of business success nowadays Keywords: electronic e-commerce‚ Amazon.com‚ technology‚ globalization Introduction The expansion of globalization has led to the emergence of the digital economy. New
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HRM Human resource management is a strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization’s most valued assets – the people working there‚ who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives. Boxall et al(2007) describe HRM as ‘the management of work and people towards desired ends’. John Storey (1989) believes that HRM can be regarded as a ‘set of interrelated policies with an ideological and philosophical underpinning’. He suggests four aspects that
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SWOT Analysis. Definitions of SWOT profiling‚ SWOT intelligence analysis‚ SWOT tools‚ matrix‚ templates and utilities. Strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats analysis. SWOT analysis definitions‚ descriptions‚ SWOT templates‚ examples and explanations. SWOT profiling & analysis in market & competitive intelligence. Tools and utilities in support of final SWOT analysis. Winword templates‚ screen shots‚ PowerPoint slides and word files. A standard marketing tool for market and
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Strategic Management of TESCO supermarket: PESTEL analysis‚ Porter ’s 5 Forces analysis‚ Critical success factors‚ SWOT Analysis‚ VALUE CHAIN analysis‚ TESCO ’S strategic options‚ Core Competences & Cultural Web. IINTRODUCTION The food and drink retail sector represents the largest industry in the UK‚ providing employment for over three million people in primary production‚ manufacturing and retailing. In 2003 retail accounted for 9% of gross domestic product (Datamonitor‚ 2003). In recent years
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P (political) E (economical) S (social) T (technological) ANALYSIS -is used to identify the external forces affecting an organization. * Political Factors * The basic understanding is when the government implement’s laws and or regulations which affect the way a business operate. * Is used to identify the external forces affecting an organization. It can create advantages and opportunities for organizations. Conversely they can place obligations and duties on organizations
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Hewlett-Packard Company and Microsoft Corporation Financial Analysis According to company financials for the 2012 fiscal year‚ HP current ratio is at 1.09 while Microsoft Corp. ratio is at 2.6 which make HP a lesser candidate to obtain a short-term credit. They would not have enough to pay its current liabilities. Also HP recorded inventories of $6.32B compared to Microsoft $1.14B. If sales for PC’s‚ tablets‚ phones and other products dropped‚ HP would have a difficult time selling its inventory
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INFORMATION PAPER Marketing Management ‘PEST’ ANALYSIS AND FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS June 2008 Momtchil Krastev m.krastev@clusterstar.com Profit Center Sofia London School of Economics Information Paper The Firm and the Environment – A fictive amusement park in the UK PEST Analysis and Five Forces Analysis For further information‚ please do not hesitate to contact us: ClusterStar KG Werderstr. 1 86159 Augsburg Germany Office +49 (0) 821 26 12 084 Cell +49 (0) 176 213 003 52 E-mail:
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PESTAL Analysis of Serena Hotel Political Pakistan has experienced many political upheavals during the last year of a century and the one thing‚ which the country was lacking‚ is political stability. This had a direct effect upon the policies of the businesses especially hotels management. Although tourism growth was affected all over the world after the 9/11 incident‚ and it had a far reaching negative impact on Pakistan’s economy in general and Gilgit Baltistan in particular‚ as its economy
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