PEST Analysis A scan of the external macro-environment in which the firm operates can be expressed in terms of the following factors: * Political * Economic * Social * Technological The acronym PEST (or sometimes rearranged as "STEP") is used to describe a framework for the analysis of these macroenvironmental factors. A PEST analysis fits into an overall environmental scan as shown in the following diagram: Environmental Scan | / | \ | External Analysis | Internal
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PEST POLITICAL ECONOMIC Over the years‚ the Philippines has gone from being one of the richest countries in Asia to being one of the poorest. It has experienced growth and development since World War II. The current administration under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is aiming for a more rapid growth in the coming years. In 2004‚ the Philippine economy grew by 6.1% surprising everyone. In 2005‚ the Philippine peso appreciated by 6%‚ the fastest in the Asian region for that year
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Name: Organisations Management and People Module code: HR 1004 Id : 105353 Pest analyses‚ also partially known as “STEP”‚ has always been undertaking a vital role to every dynamic of all business organisations. Each and every organisation has to undergo involvement and interference of certain factors relating political‚ environmental‚ social and technological factors (PEST). These factors may contain striving from other companies‚ price variation‚ unreliable raw material
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Marriott Corporation : The Cost of Capital( Abridged) (บริษัท Marriott : ต้นทุนของเงินทุน (สรุป) ในเดือนเมษายน 1988 Dan Cohrs รองประธานของโครงการการเงินที่บริษัท Marriott ได้มีการเตรียมตัวแนะนำรายปีสำหรับ Hurdle rates(อัตราส่วนลด)ของแต่ละแผนก 3 แผนก โครงการการลงทุนแต่ละจะถูกคัดเลือกโดยอัตราส่วนลดที่เหมาะสมของ แต่ละแผนก ในปี 1987 Marriott มียอดขายเติบโต 24 % ละ ROE มียอดขาย 22% และรายได้ต่อหุ้นเพิ่มขึ้น 2 เท่า จากเมื่อ4ปีก่อน และกลยุทธ์การดำเนินการมีเป้าหมายตามแนวโน้มนี้ต่อไป
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UNIVERSITY MARRIOTT CORPORATION BONDHOLDERS VERSUS EQUITY HOLDERS On October 5‚ 1992‚ Marriott Corporation announced a plan to restructure the company by splitting itself into two parts. The announcement caused immediate and opposite price movements for its stock and its bonds. Stockholders were happy and bondholders were in a furor‚ particularly those that bought a new issue of bonds in April. The Restructuring Plan The two separate companies were to be Marriott International and Host Marriott. The
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Hotel Industry/Marriott Analysis Analysis of the Hotel Industry Industry Profile The need for lodging for individuals after traveling a great distance from home has been around since mankind began living inside of dwellings. To serve this need‚ hotels‚ or as they were more commonly referred to‚ inns‚ were created as a means to accommodate these travelers. In fact‚ the first recorded inn in America opened in 1607. Since their introduction they have grown in complexity‚ amenities‚ price‚ and
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What is the overall weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? (Use a corporate tax rate of 34%). What type of investments would you value using Marriott’s WACC? Cost of debt：8.95%+1.3%=10.25% Cost of equity：8.95%+1.64*7.43%=21.14% 實際beta=1.11，根據exhibit 1，長期債務為24.99億美元，權益價值為35.64億美元(30元*118.8百萬股)，可以得出D/V=24.99/35.64=41%標的資本結構D/V=60%，所以必需做出調整。 V=D+E，D/V=41%，E/V=59% Beta of asset=(E/V)*beta of equity=0.59*1.11=0.655 Beta of equity=(V/E)*beta of asset=(1/0.4)*0.655=1.64 Risk free
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Tutorial 1: Markets and Organizations Q1. Case Study [pic] Managing external influences First Group (First) is the UK’s largest transport operator‚ employing more than 137‚000 people in the UK and the USA. In the UK‚ it runs rail services carrying around 275 million passengers a year. It is the UK’s largest bus operator and also runs a rail freight business. In the US‚ it operates school transport for nearly four million students a day. The company is seeking to extend it operation in UK
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Alice S. Marriott open the first A&W root beer franchise. Hot Mexican food is added to the menu. The addition of hot food inspires the name The Hot Shoppe. Two more Hot Shoppes are added‚ including the East’s first drive-in restaurant. “In-flight” airline catering debuts when Hot Shoppes begins delivery of boxed lunches to passengers at Hoover Airport. Hot Shoppes‚ Inc. stock becomes public at $10.25/share and sells out in two hours of trading. The 365-room Twin Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital T c=income taxes of 1987 / income before income taxes of 1987 = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Step 1:From the Exhibit 3 ß equity for each firm in this industry are below Marriot Corporation 1.11; Hilton Hotels Corporation .76 ; Holiday Corporation 1.35 La Quinta Motor Inns .89; Ramada Inns‚ Inc 1.36. Step 2: For each firm in the industry‚ to estimate bunlevered using the bequity estimate: bequity = [1 + (1-TC)Debt/Equity]bunlevered bunlevered of Marriot= 1.11/[1+(1-
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