In succession to that we move on to the situational analysis which begins with a detailed look at the macro environment. A PEST analysis is conducted to determine the most noteworthy factors in the external environment of the debit and credit card market. We view at a minimum of two events in each one of the four PEST sectors. Following that we look at the micro-environment where we analyze who is being affected by the banks in the industry and mention their significance and how they fall in the equation
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Taxation: 2012/13 Lecture 1 - The framework of UK taxation Lecturer: Sara Closs-Stacey FCCA CTA Email contact: abs614@bangor.ac.uk Essential text “Taxation –policy and practice 2012/13” Lymer and Oats. ACCA Paper F6 Taxation complete text FA2012 Course text can be obtained from: www.taxstudent.com ; amazon university bookshop and Kaplan publishing website. Outline of lecture Discuss historical background of taxation Main features of UK tax today Collection systems‚ legal framework and
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* Communications - The UK has one of the largest most advanced telecoms markets in Europe. Over 59% of the population utilizes the internet. It also has excellent broadband infrastructure with sophisticated DSL and cable networks. * Business - The UK is well known for their strengths in banking‚ insurance‚ and business services which make up for 75% of their GDP. The UK is highly regarded for one of the largest recipients of foreign direct investments globally. The UK is forecast to sustain
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STRATEGIC GROUP THEORY: REVIEW‚ EXAMINATION AND APPLICATION IN THE UK PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY by Graham Leask & David Parker Graham Leask‚ Aston Business School‚ Aston University‚ Birmingham B4 7ET‚ UK and David Parker‚ Cranfield School of Management‚ Cranfield University‚ Bedfordshire MK43 0AL‚ UK ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to acknowledge the valuable assistance of IMS Health in the preparation of this manuscript‚ in particular the assistance of Alan Johnson‚ and the helpful
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INTRODUCTION‚ This essay assess the external business environment of VODAFONE UK using the four headings of a PEST analysis; political‚ economic‚ social and technological it will provide information gathered from several researched sources relating to the four topics and will then go on to draw a conclusion based on the evidence provided. VODAFONE UK‚ Registered in Newbury Berkshire Vodafone UK is a British born multinational telecommunications company witch is headquartered in London and
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of competition policy is promote competition; make markets work better and contribute towards improved efficiency in individual markets and enhanced competitiveness of UK businesses within the European Union single market. Competition policy aims to ensure Wider consumer choice Technological innovation which promotes dynamic efficiency Effective price competition between suppliers There are four key pillars of competition policy in the UK and in the European Union Antitrust & cartels: This
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Introduction INDIA vs. UK CULTURAL DIFFERENCES * Doing favors: Indian organizational culture means that within an organization needs to do something he / she have the tendency to turn to friends in the hierarchy in order to obtain a favor to do their task. It also can be true when it comes to training and development especially in areas such as promotion where a senior officer might prefer some one due to their relationship. But however this does not happen in an UK organizational culture. In UK everything has
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Acknowledgements Executive Summary 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Business Services in the UK The Globalisation of Business Services Policy Developments and Conclusions ii iv v vi 1 9 25 43 49 53 55 57 References Annex A New statistical classification proposals Annex B UK industrial cleaning – historical case study DTI Economics Papers i List of Tables and Figures Table 1.1: Table 2.1: Table 2.2: The structure of the UK economy by industry Overview of Business service industries (SIC 72-74)‚ 2004 Cost
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software such as Mac OS x‚ iTunes and electronic products such as iPhone‚ iPad and iPods for the consumer market. Apple operates a chain of retail stores‚ providing goods and services from 35 locations in the UK with 355 employees. Business Environment It is strategically important for Apple Inc. to analyse their ‘business environment’ in order to gain competitive intelligence and market superiority. “Business” refers here to the internal activities or internal environment of Apple‚ performed
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