SEK. Many mergers have happened and more changes are bound to happen. Write an essay pointing out the PEST-factors you find having a strong impact and causing these changes in the car industry. Also‚ reflect on the changes you think will happen in the years to come. 1.Introduction [1] PEST analysis is a process of checking and analyzing information relating to the environment. The PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding market growth or decline‚ and as such the position‚ potential and direction
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BlackBerry Limited‚ formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM)‚[3][4] is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company best known to the general public as the developer of the BlackBerry brand of smartphones and tablets‚ but also well known worldwide as a provider of secure & high reliability software for industrial applications and Mobile Device Management (MDM). BlackBerry’s software and hardware products are used worldwide by various government’s agencies and by car makers
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The IKEA Case 1. What are the core competencies and end products of IKEA? How are they linked with each other? The main competence IKEA has been maintaining is the low-cost aspect which is predominantly observable within different areas of the firm. IKEA provides low-cost products‚ which emerge from low-cost supply chains and flat packaging‚ which were convenient for transport and storage. Another important aspect contributing to the low-cost ideology is designing furniture made from inexpensive
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Life Style With diet becoming a major part of people’s life styles in 2010‚ McDonald’s has had to introduce new items to the menu‚ to continue to offer something for all age groups‚ and everyone. McDonalds recognises customers are not all the same. • A parent with two children visits McDonald’s to give the parent a treat. • The children want to visit as it’s a fun place to eat. • A business customer visits McDonald’s during the working day‚ as the service is quick‚ the food
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Background E-commerce is transactions conducted via electronic means such as the internet‚ email and SMS. It is considered to be one of the most important aspects of the internet to appear. As a result‚ people are able to exchange goods and services immediately regardless of their geographic location and time. More and more businesses conduct transactions on line‚ with some trading purely on-line thus reducing overheads and administrative costs. There are two types of e-commerce‚ direct and indirect
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Political The Political factors relates to the factors which the government also affects such as government instability or rules and regulations which the business must follow. Nokia have recently moved one of its manufacturing facilities to India‚ and because of this it is important that Nokia follow the rules and regulations that are set in India‚ so that they can operate as efficiently as possible. The types of things they will have to be aware of is the minimum wage‚ the maximum hours a week
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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SWOT Analysis for Apple. Apple is a very successful producer of computer software and hardware that leads in its competitive industry. To evaluate the progress‚ success‚ and faults of the company‚ the SWOT analysis is used. The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats to the organization. This model is used to help it identify internal and external areas that need improvement and internal and external areas that prove to be
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3.0 SWOT Analysis 3.1 Strengths (Kerin et al‚ 2009‚ p.46) stated that SWOT analysis is describing an organization’s appraisal of its internal Strengths and Weaknesses and its external Opportunities and Threats. Padini is committed in providing customers with updated fashion wear which are coping with the ever-changing market trend. (Please refer to appendix 1) The Strengths of Padini are that they are very aggressive in term of their advertising strategy. Besides that‚ they have promotional
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SWOT analysis for G-shock watch from Casio Strength In the SWOT analysis of G-shock watch from Casio‚ strength of G-shock watch from Casio is an important element. Firstly‚ we know that G-shock‚ Baby-G‚ Edifice and Pathfinder are sub-brands of Casio; they have targeted for a different group and marketed accordingly. Those brands targeting group are urban upper middle class youth. They have targeting it with clear and focused. Plus‚ the positioning of Casio is watches that are technology advanced
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