involved in strategic planning process and how beneficial strategic planning is to any organization. The SWOT analysis will also be discussed to define the strengths and weaknesses of an organization and how they can be useful in the success of a company. Strategic planning is defined as helping companies or business become more profitable by aligning the organization with the environment. For example, a company that does not have a plan for where it is headed or how to get there will eventually
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Weakness 4 2.3 Opportunities 4 2.4 Threats 5 3. External analysis (general environment) 5 3.1 Politics/legal 5 3.2 Economic conditions 5 3.3 Social forces 6 3.4 Technological factors 7 3.5 Environmental factors 8 4. External analysis (competitive environment) 8 4.1 Intensity of rivalry among competitors 8 4.2 The threat of new entrants 8 4.3 The threat of substitutes 9 4.4 Suppliers 9 4.5 Customers 10 5. Internal environment analysis 10 5.1 Resource types 10 5.2 Firms capabilities
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.............. 10 1.3.1. 1.3. The macro-environment.............................................................................................................6 External factors affecting the organization...................................................................5 Macro-environmental level: Pestle analysis is applied ...............................................12 Major Changes taking place in the external environment.................................... 12 1.3.2.
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The PEST or PESTLE Analysis PESTLE is an acronym for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental factors, which are used to assess the market for a business or organizational unit strategic plan Originally designed as a business environmental scan, the PEST or PESTLE analysis is an analysis of the external macro environment (big picture) in which a business operates. These are often factors which are beyond the control or influence of a business, however are important to
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The I/O Model of Above-Average Returns: explains the external environment’s dominant influence on a firm’s strategic actions. The model specifies that the industry in which a company chooses to compete has a stronger influence on performance than the choices managers make inside the organizations do. FOUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS: 1. The external environment is assumed to impose pressures and constraints that determine the strategies that would result in above average returns. 2. Firms competing
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Environment has a huge impact on all organisations. It is a huge challenge to manage the environment in an organisation favour. However, some organisations were able to make use of this vital element. Apple Inc. is one of these successful companies who were and still until now managing it environment efficiently. Apple is a company that started in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as a computer company. Its market value has fluctuated over the years. In 1996, it was almost be out of business.
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Opportunities 4 2.4 Threats 5 3. External analysis (general environment) 5 3.1 Politics/legal 5 3.2 Economic conditions 5 3.3 Social forces 6 3.4 Technological factors 7 3.5 Environmental factors 8 4. External analysis (competitive environment) 8 4.1 Intensity of rivalry among competitors 8 4.2 The threat of new entrants 8 4.3 The threat of substitutes 9 4.4 Suppliers 9 4.5 Customers 10 5. Internal environment analysis 10 5.1 Resource types 10 5.2 Firms
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4 | SWOT Analysis | 6, 7 | Analysis of Internal Environment | 8, 9 | Analysis of External Environment | 9 | SFAS | 10 | Identification of Problem or Opportunity | 10 | PESTEL Analysis | 11 | Identification of Strategic Options (TOWS Matrix) | 12 | Solution (Pros and Cos) | 12, 13 | Strategy Recommendations and Conclusion | 13, 14 | References | 15, 16 | Executive Summary The main aim of this report is to give an insight into DHL Express’s market audit, analysis and evaluation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 3 2. FINDINGS 4 2.1 SWOT Analysis 4 3. DISCUSSION 7 3.1 Problem Summary: 7 4. RECOMMENDATIONS 7 5. SET UP PROGRAMME OFFICE 7 5.1 Programme Office setup 7 5.2 Changes the Organisational Design 8 5.3 Shaping the organisational programme 8 6. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 10 6.1 Analysis 10 6.1.1 Core competencies 10 6.1.2 Organisational behaviour study 10 6.1.3 Organisational Vision and Mission 11 6.1.4 Balanced Scorecard
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vertical. In order for CanGo to continue its success, remain a leader and expand its offerings, strategic planning must be implemented in the management of the company. “The strategic management process is made up of four elements: situation analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation. These elements are steps that are performed, in order, when developing a new strategic management plan. Existing businesses that have already developed a strategic management
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