Contents Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Context 3 1.1. Environment 3 1.2. Industry 4 1.3. Stakeholders 5 1.4. SWOT 6 3. References 9 4. Annexures 10 8.1. Annexure A: PESTEL analysis 10 8.2. Annexure B: Porter’s Five Competitive Forces 11 8.3. Annexure C: SWOT analysis 12 1. Introduction The Employee Benefits operational plan sets out the short-term objectives for the business unit (also referred to as company) for the next 12 months. It aims to identify what
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Special Issue: Bridging Micro and Macro Domains Journal of Management Vol. 37 No. 2, March 2011 421-428 DOI: 10.1177/0149206310373400 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: http://www. sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Invited Editorial Bridging Micro and Macro Domains: Workforce Differentiation and Strategic Human Resource Management Mark A. Huselid Rutgers University Brian E. Becker State University of New York at Buffalo In this article, the authors focus on the challenges
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MS-EXCEL FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS SUNIL B GABHAWALLA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT WESTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 Basics & Beyond......................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 The EXCEL Screen....................................................
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Evaluate the impact that external micro and macro environments have on the activities and performance of organisations. Submission dates: Part 1 – Friday 4 February 2011 Part 2 – Friday 8 April 2011 Assessment Brief The assessment for the Business Economics module is a group portfolio (individual for re-sitting students) consisting of two parts to be submitted mid way through the autumn and spring terms. The portfolio will provide an analysis of the microeconomic and macroeconomic environments
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PREFACE As a part of the course curriculum, the second year MBA students are required to undertake a study on macro analysis of a particular industry and thereby, prepare a project report on the chosen industry. The objective behind preparing this project report is to relate the management subjects taught in the classroom to their practical application and to get insight into practical situation. Petroleum Industry is considered to be the back bone of an economy because this is the main source
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Topic 2 : The Environment, and Competitive Forces Strategic Planning : an Overview We are here! (adapted from Johnson, Scholes, & Whittington, 2008) Ext. Environment: PESTEL Porter’s ‘diamond’/ 5 Forces Convergence Strategic Group Analysis Life Cycle Analysis Market Segmentation SWOT (0T) Business Level Strategies Strategic choices Strategy in Action Stakeholder expectations & purposes Internal environment: Resource audit Strategic Capability Value Chain/Networks Marketing ‘Mix’ Benchmarking
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1. Project Objectives and Overall Research Approach 2.1. Reasons for choosing Project Topic Area and Organisation The reason why I have decided on this Project Topic 8 about the business and financial analysis of organisation is because it is regarded as a popular agenda topic in many different investment forums, meetings and even verbal conversations. Such area of knowledge on “Analysing the business and financial health of organisation” is deemed important as it is evidently seen widely
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stakeholders. There are two key concepts to strategic management which help an organisation decide on their strategy. One of them is looking at the market and is known as the market view, it is really important to look at the external environment of a business to help make decisions as it will help highlight the threats and opportunities presented (Johnson et al., 2014). However, the external environment isn’t the only factor which has to be taken into consideration as another key concept is a resource
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488 – STRATEGY AND POLICY OVERVIEW The micro environmental analysis is the second step in creating the Environmental Analysis. The micro environment examines the general business climate as it relates to the organization within its industry. The micro environment is also known as Porter’s Five Forces of Competition. The macro environment is primarily concerned with major issues and upcoming changes in the environment. The analysis looks at five areas of interest, which are 1) Power of the Buyers;
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power house of growth for the automotive industry through the last decade. What started as an exploration of new/extra markets for car sales in the early 90s has gone on to become the mainstream market of the new millennium. Supported by attractive macro-economic factors such as growing economic activity, urbanization, rising household incomes, developing credit markets and very low car density, the BRIC countries currently make up for the top 7 automotive markets globally. The BRIC block has been
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