...Pest Analysis for Australia Political Trading: Australia has good trading policies with its neighbor counties, and their trades are in favorable conditions. Pressure Groups: Pressure groups will make the organization to think about the Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics that it need to consider and practice in Australia. Wars and Conflict: Australia isn’t involved in any form of war within and outside the country. So the political environment seems to be sound. Government Policies: The government of Australia has open door policy which always motivates various international businesses to invest their resource for the benefits of Australian customer. Election: Australia holds voting election for House of Representative every 3 years using Australian election System. Therefore, though political environment is relatively stable, business regulations might be revised when new government comes in power. Economic Home Economy Situation: Australia is facing recession, along with the inflation rate of 2-3% and unemployment rate around 6%. Taxation Issues: There are various tax implied on Australia, including sales tax, corporate tax rate, progressive income tax, pay as you earn tax. The corporate tax rate is very competitive in Australia compare to major economies. Season and weather: The climate is pleasant and favorable for BAB. International Trade: Australia trade is more focused towards Asia and other pacific countries. Monetary Issues: Australia interest rate is...
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...PEST on Australia Political aspect 1. Trading policies Maintains active and diverse international trade policy agenda which combines multilateral, regional and bilateral strategies to break down world barriers to trade. Trade policies are equally based on structural economic reforms to improve its international trade competiveness, and initiatives to promote liberalization of international trade and investment rules. Australia has good trading policies with its neighbor countries, and their trades are in favorable conditions, so operating Air Asia (AA) in Australia would be viable and there will be higher frequent business traveler. 2. Home market lobbying/pressure groups Committed Pressure group are allowed in Australia, which is good things, because of open political system, as results consumer and the citizen are more aware about the real business situation. Pressure groups will make the organization to think about the Corporate Social Responsibly and Ethics that it need to consider and practice in Australia. XX (company name) should come up with new business strategies which benefits environment, people and demoralizing un ethical activities. 3. International pressure group Australia is a sophisticated and modern economy. It is open market and it has good relationship with international welfare organization High Pressure group. In the environment, where there is high international pressure group, organizations should consider international issues...
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...two decades, that ethnic groups had not lost their saliency in the lives of large numbers of people. Their earlier perceptions about such a loss of saliency coincides with the 19th century emergence of modern-industrial states, where social theorists such as Durkheim, Weber and Marx, theorised that status based social differentiation was replaced by the social class as the driving force in society. Ethnicity and racial differences were viewed as surviving anachronisms, dating from pre-modern, traditional societies. This analysis was shared by social commentators and policy-makers who operated with an often implicit view that assimilation of minority groups had either occurred, or was in progress. The trend towards global cultural homogenisation, typified by the metaphor of the "global village ", presaged a quickening of this type of development. Even in those industrial nations such as Australia, Canada or the USA which continued to receive large numbers of immigrants, assimilation was viewed as the inevitable process. By the 1960s, the ethnic rights movement and unrest in a number of the Western industrial countries led to increased questioning of assumptions that ethnic differences were of declining significance. The re-emergence of major ethnic divisions within the former USSR and Eastern Europe has coincided with a major growth of international population movements as a response to economic changes as much as political unrest or demographic pressures (Castles & Miller 1993;Kritz...
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...The topic of immigration and multiculturalism is a highly debated one with pro- and anti- groups each presenting strong and applicable arguments towards why immigration is damaging or enriching. Immigration has both the ability to damage and enrich a host society, however the affect it has, ultimately depends on the attitudes, policies and beliefs of the society’s people. The reception of migration may be influenced by personal values and way of life of citizens, however it can also be seen to be hugely swayed by political leaders. This essay will demonstrate these points through explanation and the exploration of the thoughts of those, both anti- and pro- immigration with within Australia. It will highlight the assets which migration can provide Australia – economically and culturally and give reasons why anti-immigration policies would damage the society instead of enriching it. Reasons why immigration is seen in a negative light will also be addressed, including national identity loss, unemployment and negative economic effects. Over the last fifty years, Australia has encompassed a large-scale immigration policy predominantly “concerned with population building and importing human capital and skills,”(Jackubowicz 2006). Multiculturalism, strongly linked and interchangeably used with immigration came around as a term in the 1970’s and was initially strongly advocated politically. However in more recent years questions relating to whether or not multiculturalism should...
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...Marketing Comparison: International and Domestic Australia and the United States Marketing Comparison: International and Domestic Australia and the United States As defined by the American Marketing Association,'Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders' (AMA, 2004, 2). The definition is applied to any product, business firm'in any targeted country. Marketing is the core of any business venture. Two basic functions are derived from marketing: 1) to retain and sustain present customer base, and 2) to develop new and/or improved customer relations. Focusing on these two aspects is the essence of marketing. The plan for why, whom, how, and when'surrounding the product, service, or idea' all develop and stem from marketing ideas and concepts. Marketing is a process, a plan developed to identify, foresee, and satisfy customer needs and desires'no matter the product or service, the business, or the country. Whether the market is a domestic or international venue, marketing activities are essentially the same; however, must be tailored to the unique attributes of the product and the country of target. Mercadeo es un proceso, un plan desarrollado para identificar, prever y satisfacer las necesidades y deseos de los clientes, sin importar el producto o servicio, el negocio o el país. Ya sea...
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... | |Tutorial (eg Monday 10.00am-11.30am): Wednesday 4:30pm-5:50pm | |Reading full reference|Eccleston, Hollander, Van Acker & Williams. 2009. Politics For Business Students, Pearson Education Australia, NSW, pp. 112-136.| |Main point(s) made by |Interest groups seek to shape government policy and apply pressure to politicians, policy makers and other political actors. | |the author(s) |They work to promote and protect general or specific interests and express people’s needs, wants and demands to governments. | | |They provide the government with information and encourage ordinary citizens to participate in political issues. | | |In this chapter, Van Acker explains that the success of interest groups depend on how powerful they are and how they fit into a | | |particular political system of a given country. She describes the three different types of interest groups; sectional interest | | |groups,...
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...operations which includes: information technology, catering, ground handling, engineering and maintenance (Qantas Annual Report, 2013). Qantas Group also has dual brand strategy. It operates under Jetstar Airline, as a subsidiary. Jetstar is operating under a low-cost business model and it competes with local market airlines, such as Virgin Australia and Tiger. As for the Qantas airlines, it is positioned as a premium full-service carrier, providing hi-end experience for business class and corporate customers. They all have a major influence on the business, its strategy and therefore its performance. This business strategy gives Qantas Group its quite unique and competitive advantage situation of having two well known companies in the superior and low fares segments at the Domestic and International markets (Qantas Annual Report, 2013). The demographics of Australia is taking optimistic atmosphere within the business with the increase of Generation Y and retiring Baby boomers. Schedules become more significant over service quality in current constantly changing business environment around the world. Also, with the rise of ecological concern, consumers are searching for eco-friendly transport methods. However, as the companies are finding methods to solve problems in a market that is facing growing pressure from economy and rivals, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is making sure that safety is not compromised. Although there are some issues...
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...THE MAN OF STEEL AND THE DRAGON: AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA DURING THE HOWARD ERA PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION On consecutive days in October 2003, President George W Bush of the United States of America and President Hu Jintao of People’s Republic of China addressed joint sittings of both houses of the Australian Parliament. This historic occasion symbolises how Australia conducted its foreign relations with ‘East’ and ‘West’ during the Howard Era. The pragmatic decision to allow Hu Jintao to become the first non-American foreigner to address both houses demonstrates how Howard viewed Sino-Australian relations. It showed the world that it was possible to have warm relations with both the United States and China. By the end of the Howard Era in 2007, China had become Australia’s major trading partner. This was a far cry from 1996, when in the first months of the newly elected Howard Government a series of events caused severe tensions in Sino-Australian relations, as described below. This culminated in the Chinese response of banning visits to China by Australian ministers, a serious manoeuvre in the nuanced world of diplomacy. From these frosty beginnings, the relationship between the two nations strengthened considerably, for a variety of reasons, some of them outside Australia’s control. Paul Keating may have sown the seeds to Australia’s ‘pivot’ to Asia, but it was the Howard Government that undertook the most significant shift in orientation, cumulating in...
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...Introduction Farming Organic Grain Growers Association is a food processing organization situated in Balranald Australia and gluten free preservative free ‘Healthy Muesli’ breakfast cereal is the item for consumption introduced by the organization for this marketplace and it is determined on nourishment and consumers vigorous life choices. This analysis will show in today’s competitive market environment it is necessary to have a deep understanding about the market structure and environment before launching any new product or even to retain the existing product line in today’s highly vigorous market place. In analysing the market this will explain the significance to understanding the 6 major forces of the macro-environment factors as these factors can create a major impact on the company’s performance and they can also help increase the competition in the market as well. In today’s rapidly growing business environment and with other factors like technology, the socio-economic issues and demographics impacts are continuously compelling the business world to adapt them and Farming Organic Grain Growers Association will need to adapt in order to cope with all the changes that are taking place in their macro environment. Demographics The preliminary investigation was determined on six confined macro environment factors that could potentially influence the sales of the product. The factors in support of the promotion of the manufactured goods gluten free preservative free ‘Healthy...
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...Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Objectives 2 3. Business Environment 2 3.1. Demographic environment 2 3.2. Economic environment 2 3.3. Geographical and ecological environment 3 3.4. Legal environment 3 3.5. Technological environment 3 3.6. Social environment 3 3.7. Educational and cultural environment 3 3.8. Political environment 3 4. About Mahindra & Mahindra 4 5. Task 1. 5 6. Task 2. 6 6.1. Market Penetration 6 6.2. Market Development 7 6.3. Product development 7 7. Conclusion 7 8. Recommendation 8 9. References 8 1. Introduction The term business is understood and explained in different ways by different people. For some, business is an activity, for some it is a method of transacting, for sonic others, it is a method of money making and some people argue that business is an organized activity to achieve certain predetermined goals and objectives. Based on all these meaning of justness, we may define business as gainful activity through which various elements of society conduct exchanges of the desirable things. 2. Objectives To understand what the business environment is and why this is important for a company Management student to understand its fundamental concept on business activity To develop a right perspective about business environment 3. Business Environment Business involves activities, which links an organization with outside world. Within an organization, a business is governed by the behavior of its employees, management...
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...technical report series present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are considered to be of value to industry, government and researchers. Unlike the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre’s Monograph series, these reports have not been subjected to an external peer review process. As such, the scientific accuracy and merit of the research reported here is the responsibility of the authors, who should be contacted for clarification of any content. Author contact details are at the back of this report. National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication Data Dwyer, Larry. Megatrends underpinning tourism to 2020: analysis of key drivers for change. Bibliography. ISBN 9781920965525. 1. Tourism - Economic aspects - Australia. 2. Tourism - Social aspects - Australia. 3. Tourism - Political aspects - Australia. 4. Tourism - Environmental aspects - Australia. 5. Tourism - Australia. I. Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism. II. Title. 338.47910994 Copyright © CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd 2008 All rights reserved. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this book may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the publisher. Any enquiries should be directed to: General Manager Communications & Industry Extension, Amber Brown [amber.brown@crctourism.com.au] or Publishing Manager, Brooke Pickering [brooke.pickering@crctourism...
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...Assignment 1: Analysing Marketing Opportunities Clare Perry Student ID NO. 23636173 Tutor: Johnathon Pura Due Date: 29th June 2011 Word Count: 2191 ‘YUM YUM GRAINS’ AND THE MARKETING MIX Introduction ‘Yum Yum Grain’s was established in 1998, founded in rural Victoria and is a leading manufacturer of breakfast cereals, specialising in kids breakfast cereals and snacks. Their main focus is their values, being Healthy, substantial, tasty and economical. Aware of the increase in child obesity and diabetes in Australia, ‘Yum Yum Grains’ provides parents the confidence their child is going to school with a healthy balanced breakfast. For the purpose of this assignment I am basing it on the marketing analysis of their new product “Kaleidoscope’s”. Each product has its own target market. A market is ‘the set of all actual and potential buyers of a product’ (Kotler P; Brown L; Adam S; Burton S; Armstrong G . 2007 pg 11, Marketing 7th ed. Pearsons Education Australia). The breakfast Cereal market consists of all the actual and potential buyers of a breakfast cereal. The purpose of this assignment is to identify the trends within the six macro-environments and how they could impact upon “Yum Yum Grains” target market. Analysis of Macro-environments The marketing environment consists of the actors and forces that affect the marketing management’s ability to develop and maintain successful transactions with its target customers. In order for “Yum Yum Grains” to be successful...
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...An overview and Descriptions : In very democracy, Interest groups are as old as political parties existence. Interest groups, equally known as advocacy or pressure groups, are associations or organizations of individuals who share a common interest and assert their collective strength in the political process to protect — and in some cases, expand — that interest. They are Non-profit and usually voluntary organization whose members have a common cause for which they seek to influence public policy, without seeking political control. Their primary activities are lobbying the members of legislative bodies through contribution to political parties, working to elect sympathetic or pliable politicians, and conducting covert or open propaganda campaigns. At this juncture, My emphasis is on The Anti-Abortion Right Group in My State of Maryland,which is of particular interest to me. Because my Delegate is a Republican. In the late 1960s, a number of organizations were formed to mobilize opinion against the legalization of abortion. In the United States, the National Right to Life Committee was formed in 1968, while in Australia, the National Right to Life formed in 1970. The United States pro-life movement (also known as the United States anti-abortion movement or the United States right-to-life movement) as a social and political movement in the united state opposing on moral or sectarian grounds elective Abortion and usually supporting its legal prohibition or restriction. Advocates...
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...Jetstar’s mission is to offer all day, every day low fares to enable more people to fly to more places, more often. The Jetstar Group is a value based, low fares network of airlines operating in the leisure and value based markets. The Group consists of: Jetstar Airways in Australia and New Zealand (wholly owned by the Qantas Group). Jetstar Asia based in Singapore. The company is managed by Newstar Holdings, majority owned by Singapore company Westbrook Investments (51 per cent), with the Qantas Group holding the remaining 49 per cent. Jetstar Pacific based in Vietnam (majority owned by Vietnam Airlines with the Qantas Group holding 30 per cent). Jetstar Japan, a partnership between the Qantas Group Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation. Jetstar Hong Kong, a partnership between China Eastern Airlines and the Qantas Group (subject to regulatory approval). The Jetstar Group is the largest low cost carrier in the Asia Pacific by revenue and has flown over 100 million passengers since it launched in 2004. In the past financial year ended June 2012, the Jetstar Group carried more than 20 million customers. The Jetstar Group has grown from providing employment to around 400 people in 2004 to more than 7,000 across the Asia Pacific today. About Jetstar in AustraliaJetstar’s headquarters are in Melbourne, Australia. Jetstar forms an integral part of the Qantas Group’s two-brand strategy, operating in the leisure and value-based market. ...
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...globalisation? Discuss with reference to any OECD country. IPE and Globalisation In order to explain globalisation in the context of International Political Economy (IPE), I will begin by discussing the frameworks that IPE uses to describe the social constructs upon which human society is based. This discussion will then extend to issues pertinent to the essay question, including the concepts of globalisation, the nation state, authority and sovereignty, and the extent to which a nation state’s participation in a globally interdependent system influences that nation state’s authority. IPE connotes a multidisciplinary method of enquiry to explain the ever-changing relationships between states, markets and societies across history and in different geographical areas. IPE includes a political dimension that accounts for the use of power by a variety of actors including individuals, domestic groups, states, international organisations, NGO’s, and transnational corporations. IPE also involves an economic dimension that deals with how scarce resources are distributed among individuals, groups and nation-states. (Ballam and Dillman, 2011, p7) To place globalisation within the context of IPE, one must view the concept in terms of the causes and effects of the world market economy, the relationship between 2 economic and political change, and the significance of the world economy for domestic economies (Gilpin, 2003, pp 13-14). Globalisation is a multifaceted concept, and...
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