Question 1: Globalization brings a lot of chances for companies to expand its operation to capture more benefit‚ however‚ it also bring many challenges such as more competitors. Airline industry is an industry which has captured a lot of benefit from globalization‚ and AIRASIA is one of the most successful companies in the air industry. AIRASIA was founded by a government owned organization DRB-Hicom in 1993 and started operation on 18 November. However‚ it was not successful
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e L.S.C. JULY’12 London School Of Commerce MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL TASMINA ZAMAN Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the Degree of MBA List of Figures Critically evaluate the issues Human Resources Managers need to take into consideration when there are changes in external environmental factors . Analyse what HR practices will help organizations gain sustainable competitive advantage. Critically
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SOCIAL FACTORS FROM PESTLE With the social factor‚ a business can analyze the socio-economic environment of its market via elements like customer demographics‚ cultural limitations‚ lifestyle attitude‚ and education. With these‚ a business can understand how consumer needs are shaped and what brings them to the market for a purchase. This has to do with the beliefs and culture of the society you are operating in. Population trends‚ dietary considerations‚ ethics and media‚ and spend habits are some
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Political and Legal issues Although politics do not play a large part in the clothing industry‚ there are the issues of labor laws and the use of sweatshops. There are always new cases of companies that have been reported for having overworked young people working in sweatshops producing their clothing and shoes. Entering into the clothing industry‚ a company needs to understand these laws‚ standards‚ and values as well as try to create a positive public image. Economic Growth As we know‚ the
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Recently‚ Sony and Microsoft both released their newest gaming console‚ the Play Station 4 and the Xbox one. Before the release‚ there were several spec releases and features slowly being revealed throughout many conferences. Both companies used this opportunity to understand the competing model‚ and they decided whether to make changes to their product accordingly. Price had been a critical issue with the last generation consoles‚ the PS3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 debuted with a price that limited initial
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(Galbraith‚ 1995) – Shape‚ Specialization‚ Distribution of power‚ and departmentalization How has Sony’s structure evolved? Larry Griener‚ 1972. Work on organisational life cycle Mintzberg‚ 1979. What type of structure is Sony? Pg. 226-246 Simple; informal‚ direct supervision‚ strategies determined at top Machine Bureaucracy; mechanistic and rigid Organic; Flexible and limited hierarchy Divisional; self contained profit centers‚ different product
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and Intellectual The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Property: Real‚ Personal and Intellectual In SONY CORP. v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS‚ INC.‚ 464 U.S. 417 (1984) 104 S. Ct. 774‚ Sony Corporation was the petitioner and Universal Studios was the respondent”1. This was an appeal to a higher court‚ after a lower court decision. “The case dealt with Sony Corp. being sued for manufactured video tape recorders (VTR ’s) infringing on Universal Studios copyrighted materials that were
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Five Force Analysis 1. Suppliers |Analysis Criteria |Risk Rating | | |High |Medium |Low | |Differentiation of Inputs | | |V | |Switching Costs
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The Marketing Environment Assignment 1 Pestle Analysis on Marks & Spencer Rachel Pulizzi Student ID No. 08498890 1st December 2008 Contents Page 1 – Cover Page 2 – Contents Page 3 – Introduction Page 4 – Political Factors Page 4 – Economical factors Page 4 – Sociological Factors Page 5 – Technological Factors Page 5 – Legal Factors Page 5 – Environmental Factors Page 6 – Conclusion Introduction Marks & Spencer is a British retailer with over 800 stores in more than
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Summarized Country PESTLE Profile of Australia Introduction: Companies have many important decisions to consider before conducting business within a foreign country. Companies use a PESTLE model to analyze a country’s macro-environment‚ competitive forces‚ uncertainties and risks. A PESTLE profile includes the political and legal systems‚ economy‚ socio-culture‚ geographic environment‚ and technology of a country. This will help determine whether it is beneficial and profitable for
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