KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY Contemporary Management in CEE [Report] Skoda Auto Company Report [Submission Date – 16.11.2012] Academic Year 2012/2013 Semester: Five I hereby certify that I am the author this paper and all sources I used have been reported. -------------------------------------------------Signature Czech Republic: Skoda Auto Company According to the United Nation classification the automotive manufacturing must be categorized in the following category: Section:
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PESTLE ANALYSIS A PESTLE Analysis is one of the most important frameworks of macro-environmental scanning‚ framework which comprises the most important factors used in environmental scanning‚ as part of advanced strategic management. Throughout the last few years‚ the acronym PESTLE has suffered a number of changes‚ but PESTLE seems to be the most commonly spread and almost unanimously accepted “concept”. PESTLE stands for “Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental”
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Skoda auto is an automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Starting off in the late 1890’s Skoda was just a company that manufactured cycles. However by the mid 1940’s Skoda had started to manufacture cars and slowly progressed as a company. However it was never a big company as they sold regular cars‚ which did not stand out. However in 1991‚ it was brought by the well-known car manufacture‚ Volkswagen. This made a dramatic change in the design and production of their cars as German technology
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factors within the PESTLE analysis which are having an impact on Charles Stanley October 2008 1.0 - Introduction to the PESTLE analysis……………………………….........................3 2.0 – Introduction - Charles Stanley 2.1 - Pestle Analysis of Charles Stanley Stockbrokers 3.0 – Detailed Focus - Two Key Factors 3.1 – Impact factors on HR strategy and practise 3.2 – Recommendations 3.3 – Conclusions 4.0 – Conclusion Appendix References Bibliography Concept Completing a PESTLE analysis in order to see
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Application of PESTLE analysis 1. Define the purpose of PESTLE analysis and spell out some of the main constituents of each factor. PESTLE analysis “Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental analysis” is used to evaluate the many factors in the macro environment that will affect the decisions of managers in any organisation. It is normally carried out before a SWOT analysis which is applied for assessing an internal environment of a business (Panah‚ 2012). Government
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have chosen to base this assignment on is Skoda. I have chosen Skoda because i believe they are a very creative and innovative car company‚ from their recent adverts of building their cars with cakes and other foods‚ this shows Skoda are very creative‚ and this made me choose Skoda. Before the adverts Skoda were relatively unknown to me personally‚ however after seeing their creative adverts they stand out more as an organisation. Explaining Skoda Skoda started of making bicycles; this is quite
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PESTLE ANALYSIS Political Gore operates in over 45 countries so has the potential to be affected by a range of different political developments and policies as they apply in the countries concerned. Major events such as war or political upheaval can halt production at Gore’s factories‚ interfere with its supply and trade chains‚ or reduce demand in its markets. Political instability can result in frequent changes in government policy‚ and resulting legislation‚ which can adversely affect Gore’s
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PESTLE Analysis Political ITC faces stiff restrictions from the government on its tobacco business because of the nature of the product. Discriminatory central taxes are levied on the cigarettes. This has been worsened by the rise in VAT notwithstanding the fact that only 5.7% of all adults smoke cigarettes while almost 35% adults consume tobacco. The per- capita consumption of cigarettes in India is among the lowest in the world while tax per 1000 cigarettes as a percentage of per capita GDP
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Problem The main problem Skoda has is a brand image problem that is affecting its growth in the UK market‚ as a result of years of poor quality and national jokes from both the media and comedians‚ which has led to a bad perception and deep-seated consumer prejudice against Skoda. These preconceived opinions‚ perceptions‚ in addition to the Skoda brand seen as old‚ unfashionable‚ out of sync has led consumers (60% of respondents from a recent survey) to not want to buy a Skoda irrespective of the fact
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following two areas 1. The environmental factors affecting the organization 2. The important factors relevant in the present context and in the years to come. Please see Table 4.1 with the summarized key Macro Environment analysis Table 4.1 General Environment Analysis PESTLE elements | Description of framework elements | Identification of opportunities (O) and threats (T) | Political | * Government stability * Political values and beliefs shaping policies * Regulations towards trade
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