interest rates are major factors for any economy in the world‚ if interest rates are too high and keep rising‚ then the demand for products will fall‚ as it makes saving more attractive and borrowing more expensive (Babette & Ferrell et. al 2008). Whereas if interest rates are too low‚ people are encouraged to spend‚ as saving isn’t attractive. This means that there is more money going round in the economy and makes goods seem cheaper‚ which is bad for the economy as it causes inflation to increase. This
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Analysis of the Airline Industry Parameters of the Industry American Airlines is a subsidiary of AMR Corporation and one of the leading airlines in the U.S. It has two subsidiaries‚ that is American Eagle and American Connection. It is the second largest airline in the world based on revenues used in its operation‚ its size of fleet and miles covered in passenger transport. It has an extensive operation of both domestic and international flights in North America‚ Latin America‚ Europe‚ Asia and
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unpredictable and unstable economy. This is likely to mean insurance organisations are less likely to invest in expansions and improvements in services and products‚ meaning other foreign insurance providers in more successful economies have the opportunity to increase their competitiveness and they continue to improve. For example Aviva have recently seen a decline of 38% in share prices and a decline of pension sales across the EU due to the unstable nature of the economy and are currently undergoing
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PEST Analysis for Sony Corporation POLITICAL FACTORS Political factors for Sony Corporation can be changed at any time. TheGovernment holds the power to change any policies and regulationswhich may affect Sony at the time. The credit crunch and the recession may become reduced‚ therefore resulting in better trades for Sony Corporation. However this also means that the same has occurred for Sony¶s competitors. This means that Sony must develop ideas on how to stay ahead of its competitors. The
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Life Style With diet becoming a major part of people’s life styles in 2010‚ McDonald’s has had to introduce new items to the menu‚ to continue to offer something for all age groups‚ and everyone. McDonalds recognises customers are not all the same. • A parent with two children visits McDonald’s to give the parent a treat. • The children want to visit as it’s a fun place to eat. • A business customer visits McDonald’s during the working day‚ as the service is quick‚ the food
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Background E-commerce is transactions conducted via electronic means such as the internet‚ email and SMS. It is considered to be one of the most important aspects of the internet to appear. As a result‚ people are able to exchange goods and services immediately regardless of their geographic location and time. More and more businesses conduct transactions on line‚ with some trading purely on-line thus reducing overheads and administrative costs. There are two types of e-commerce‚ direct and indirect
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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Under the leadership of President Lula‚ Brazil embarked a series of pro-market reforms‚ which transfers Brazil from the ‘country of tomorrow’ into a leading emerging economy. Nowadays Brazil has been the World’s sixth largest economic entity and treated as BRICs together with Russia‚ India and China. As a developing Latin American country‚ Brazil is rich of natural resources‚ adequate of labor forces with a vast territory. The government makes the pro-market and institutional reforms to simply the
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PEST ANAYLSIS 7 ELEVEN 1.1 CompanyBackground(7-Eleven) 7-Eleven‚ founded in 1927 in Dallas‚ Texas‚ is the world’s largest operator and licenser of convenience stores with more than 21‚000 units worldwide and nation’s largest independent gasoline retailers. The name 7-Eleven was originated in 1946 when the stores were open from 7am to 11pm. Today‚ offering customers 24-hour convenience‚ seven days a week is the cornerstone of 7-Eleven’s business. 1.2 Customer-Orientated Factors 7-Eleven
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Social Cultural Responsible buyers Responsible buyers or people concerned with ecological impacts of oil on the environment could switch to alternative sources like bio fuel. Consumerism The consumption pattern of the people is key here‚ today they may decide to substitute oil for gas and tomorrow vice versa. The protection or promotion of the interest of the consumer is a somewhat hard as they are unstable. Social mobility An example of this is Leisure Time‚ people tend to move around more
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