Unit 4- Task 4 SWOT Analysis “The results of a questionnaire given to 200 people that regularly visit McDonalds found the following: * 85% are happy with the service in their local McDonalds. * 80% would like McDonalds to be open 24/7. * 50% thought they could make a happy meal healthier. * 65% would like more wraps on the menu. * 30% would like part of the menu to be focused on healthier options. * 20% said staff were unfriendly. * 90% said parking facilities were good
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PEST ANALYSIS The PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding market growth or decline‚ and as such the position‚ potential and direction for a business. PEST is an acronym for Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological factors‚ which are used to assess the market for a business. Basically it is a scan of macro-external environment‚ in which a business wants to operate. Political Factors include: • Tax policy • Employment laws • Trade restriction and Tariffs
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Marketing Environment What would you assume to be the key PEST drivers? PEST/STEP is about the macro environment. We should use the finer grained variant of Kotler which details Social into Cultural‚ Demographic and Natural (the first two probably being very “yielding”). Political Forces Alcohol consume is a threat to public health and should be constrained • Market monopolization in Scandinavian and other countries • Alcohol taxes in most countries of the world • Anti-alcohol campaigns
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Financial Accounting and Reporting (8th Edition)‚ FT/Prentice Hall. Lewis‚ R. & Pendrill. D. (2004)‚ “Advanced Financial Accounting” (7th Edition)‚ FT/Prentice Hall. Britton & Jorissen. (2003)‚ “International Financial Reporting and Analysis” Thomson Task 4 Tisdale M.A. (N.D.) WiseGeek: “What is a Trade Surplus” [Online] available on http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-trade-surplus.htm# Pettinger T. (2012) Economics: “Balance of Payments Disequilibrium” [Online] available
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POLITICAL ANALYSIS TAXATION As of 1 January 2001‚ South Africa’s territorial system of taxation (or source-based system) was replaced with one based on worldwide incomes for resident companies‚ including resident branches of foreign companies. In order to preserve some of South Africa’s appeal as an "off-shore" location for international headquarters‚ a separate regime for non-resident International Holding Companies (IHCs) is maintained which allows for income from foreign subsidiaries
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PEST Analysis The PEST analysis is used in this report to evaluate the political‚ economic‚ social and technological aspects of the macroeconomic environment in the targeted market‚ Russia. This study helps to frame the basis for the decision-making about a possible market entry. Thus‚ it is of vital importance to scrutinize the macroeconomic environment as part of the market research. Political and Legal Aspects According to the Russian 1993 Constitution‚ Russia is a democratic federative state
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Table of Contents Introduction to Fast Food Industry in Bahawalpur 1 PEST ANALYSIS 1 POLITICAL 1 ECONOMICS2 SOCIAL / CULTURAL 2 TECHNOLOGY 2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION3 Introduction to Fast Food Industry in Bahawalpur Today‚ eating out definitely is part of modern lifestyle‚ or can be said as necessity of modern age. Fast food is mainly targeted to youngster who is providing the fast food Restaurant the most revenue. The high fat foods taste good to these youngsters‚ which in turn
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INTRODUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY Telecommunication is the transmission of messages over significant distances for the purpose of communication. In the modern age of electricity‚ telecommunications has involved the use of electric means such as the telegraph and telephone‚ the use of microwave communications and the use of fiber optics. The telecom industry plays an important role in the world economy and global revenues in 2008 were ~USD 4 trillion‚ expected to grow at a steep 11%
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Assignment 1- PEST Analysis: Business Environment in Russia (982 words) Pest Analysis: Business Environment in Russia Introduction Russia‚ with a wide base of natural resources and one of the BRIC countries is seen as an attractive market to gain a toehold in by global investors including the United Kingdom’s retail industry. This report aims to analyze the business environment in Russia for British retailers using the PEST analysis. The PEST analysis will focus on four different aspects of
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PEST ANALYSIS Introduction The business our team has chosen to analysis‚ set up and create is a trendy jazz bar‚ located in the heart of Sydney. In order to analyse and build our establishment‚ we must research a variety of aspects that can harm or affect our business in any way. This involves researching our external environment such as the political/legal‚ economical‚ social and technological issues that are current in today’s world. They will all help us to determine our goals and objectives
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