1. Introduction Apple Inc.‚ is known to be one of the world’s most valuable companies. It is a multi-national company with a worldwide presence; approximately 72‚800 employees and total net sales of $156 billion in the year 2012 (Apple annual report‚ 2012). Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ both college dropouts‚ founded this corporation in 1976 - “Steve Jobs‚ helped to transform the way in which the computer is used today through his creation of the first computer processing unit and his creative
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PESTEL Analysis on Apple Inc. In analysing the macro-environment‚ it is important to identify the factors that might influence the organisation’s demand and supply levels and its cost (Kotter and Schlesinger‚ 1991; Johnson and Scholes‚ 1993). A PESTEL is one of the frameworks that help to understand market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and direction for operations (Kotler‚ 1998). PESTEL analysis is also useful when entering a new market or starting business operations in a new
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APPLE PESTEL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS Political These refer to government policy such as the degree of intervention in the economy Apple‚ being a Cupertino based company in California‚ is subject to American laws and regulations. These include taxation laws and product manufacturing regulations. Economic * These include interest rates‚ taxation changes‚ economic growth‚ inflation and exchange rates. For example: - higher interest rates may deter investment because it costs more
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state. The people’s republic of China is a single party state governed by the communist party of China. President : Hu Jintao Prime Minister: Wen Jiabau Independence: 1‚ October 1949 ( People’s republic of China) Constitutional system China or People Republic of China adopts socialist system or communism in their political system in their decision-making process in governing the country. The country’s sole political party in power is known as communist party of China. The government have the sole
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PESTLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA Introduction Location: It is Northwest of the Tibet. The greater part of the country is mountainous. Its principal ranges are the Tien Shan‚ the Kunlun chain‚ and the Trans-Himalaya. These separating China from South and Central Asia. Mt. Everest (8‚848 m)‚ lies on the China–Nepal border‚ while the world’s second-highest point‚ K2 is situated on China’s border with Pakistan. Capital:- Beijing World’s second-largest country by land area‚and the third- or fourth-largest
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Using PESTEL analysis to understand the macro-environment that impacts the Banking Industry in China. Political Factors • China has a socialist political system • China has entered into the WTO and as part of the commitment to open up the banking industry‚ has issued the Rules for Implementing the Regulations Governing Foreign Financial Institutions in the People’s Republic of China ‚ which allows Foreign financial institutions to provide foreign currency services to Chinese enterprises
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PESTEL analysis The forces in the external environment affect the way a business operates and the choices it makes to improve its performance. PESTEL Analysis for Apple Political factors • It is reported that in 2007 52% of sales were from countries outside America. Bad international relations might influence apple in a negative manner. • Apple produces its products outside America such as in China‚ political conflicts between America and such a country could lead to serious
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PESTEL analysis Political/Legal Environment Over the past several years‚ there has seen a plethora of patent lawsuits within the smartphone industry. In the highlycompetitive environment‚ manufacturers of handsets have been aggressive in protecting their intellectual properties by suingcompetitors by claiming infringements on patents. For example‚ in March 2010‚ Apple sued HTC for allegedly infringing on20 Apple patents (Weil‚ 2010). Apple also sued Nokia in 2010 for similar patent infringements("Patent
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PEST & PESTEL Analysis D EFIN ITIO N “P ES T A N A LY S IS – A N A N A LY S IS O F TH E P O LITIC A L‚ EC O N O M IC ‚ S O C IA L A N D TEC H N O LO G IC A L FA C TO R S IN TH E EX TER N A L EN V IR O N M EN T O F A N O R G A N IZ ATIO N ‚ W H IC H C A N A FFEC T ITS A C TIV ITIES A N D P ER FO R M A N C E.” [1] “P ES TEL M O D EL IN V O LV ES TH E C O LLEC TIO N A N D P O R TR AYA L O F IN FO R M ATIO N A B O U T EX TER N A L FA C TO R S W H IC H H A V E‚ O R M AY H A V E‚ A N IM PA C T O N B U
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International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 7‚ No. 24; 2012 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model for PESTEL Analysis İhsan Yüksel1 1 Department of Business Management ‚ Kırıkkale University‚ Kırıkkale‚ Turkey Correspondence: İhsan Yüksel‚ Department of Business Management‚ Kırıkkale University‚ 7140 Kırıkkale‚ Turkey. Tel: 90-318-3573860. E-mail: yuksel@kku.edu.tr Received:
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