Singapore Macro-environment PESTLE Analysis Political Singapore is relatively unique in terms of its political environment. There are very few opposition parties‚ and the main political group is the People’s Action Party (PAP) that governs Singapore since it achieved its independence in 1965. Singapore‚ under the leadership of the PAP‚ possesses a distinct political culture: authoritarian‚ pragmatic‚ rational and legalistic. Singapore’s power structure is highly centralised‚ regarded
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Political System According to Quah as cited in Funston: “Controlled democracy” – “a republic with a parliamentary system of government based on the British Westminster model‚ but which has been adopted to suit the local conditions”. Three important differences between the Singaporean and British parliamentary systems: (1) Singapore has a written constitution; (2) Singapore has a unicameral legislature; and (3) Singapore is not a monarchy. Head of State – President elected by the citizens of
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International Marketing 560 Economic Environment of Singapore Laura L. Erwin-Hall October 12‚ 2007 "Home to some 4.48 million people (based on the last census in 2005 reported in 2006)‚ Singapore is the fourth most densely populated country in the world and has one of the highest per capita gross domestic products in the world."1 The employment rate is 2.40 million (June 2006)‚ with unemployment at an all-time low at only 2.5 percent. The labor force consists of mainly manufacturing
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Hong Kong’s Economic and Political Environment Hong Kong’s retrocession in the summer of 1997 was an event long prepared for‚ and built up to‚ in the minds of the territory’s citizens and residents. A significant number of the educated applied for overseas passports and left for more politically and economically stable environments in which to live and work; the "Brain Drain" was a significant problem for Hong Kong from 1984. Return to Chinese rule brought a promise from China that Hong Kong
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The political environment in a country affects business organizations and could introduce a risk factor that could cause them to suffer a loss. The political environment could change as a result of the actions and policies of governments at all levels‚ from the local level to the federal level. Businesses need to be prepared to deal with the fallout’s of government politics locally and internationally. Let’s first define Political environment‚ there are several factors that creates an Inter-linkages
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In international business‚ knowledge about political environments is very important. Why? Please provide examples. The Political environment is often a direct consequence of the political parties in power‚ which represents the popular opinion of the citizens of the region. If the citizens are‚ for example‚ pro-Big Business then probably taxation will be modest and there will not be a lot of stringent rules about environmental considerations.If the citizens are very concerned about safety issues
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Q1. Identify three types of political risk evident in Chavez’s Venezuela and give an example of each. Political risk is the political forces will provoke drastic changes in a country’s business environment and adversely affect the goals of business enterprise. There are three kind of political risk in the case “Chavez’s Venezuela”‚ macro-political risk‚ micro-political risk and legal risk. After populist socialist president‚ Hugo Chavez took the office of Venezuela‚ he took many actions to
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Legal and Political Environments The legal and political environments of global markets differ by country and often by region within a country. Global marketers must be aware of each environmental risk in global markets and develop contingency plans to overcome them. Legal Environment Clearly‚ the global legal environment is very dynamic and complex. It is the result of three forces: international law‚ U.S. domestic law‚ and legal requirements of host nations. According to Czinkota and
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The PESTLE Factors We start with the Political forces. First of all‚ political factors refer to the stability of the political environment and the attitudes of political parties or movements. This may manifest in government influence on tax policies‚ or government involvement in trading agreements. Political factors are inevitably entwined with Legal factors such as national employment laws‚ international trade regulations and restrictions‚ monopolies and mergers’ rules‚ and consumer protection
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2011-10-03 Definition of a Political System • The complete set of institutions‚ political organizations‚ and interest groups‚ • The relationships among institutions‚ and the political norms and rules that govern their functions International Business Part Two Comparative Environmental Frameworks Chapter Three The Political and Legal Environments Facing Business 3-2 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Individualism vs. Collectivism Political Ideology • Individualism:
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